Building on Basics

Second half of the fast pass: loops, functions, lists & strings, and debugging. Same format as 1.EXT.1 — one reminder, one example, one quick check each.

What's Covered

  • Loops (for, while, range)
  • Functions (parameters, return, scope)
  • Lists & strings as sequences
  • Debugging basics — reading tracebacks, print-statement debugging
Worth watching: the debugging quick check has exactly one planted bug. Resolving it fast by reading the traceback is a good sign you're ready for Project 1X's higher bar.

Today's Activity

Download the notebook, save it into your 1_foundations folder in your cloned repo, and work through all four quick-recall blocks. Commit once you're done.

Download 1.EXT.2_Building_on_Basics.ipynb

New to notebooks? See Using Jupyter Notebooks first.

What's Next

Coming up: Project 1X, your first Extended checkpoint — same adventure-game theme as Core, at a higher bar.