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Using Coderpad - Python Tutorial

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Using Coderpad

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- [Instructor] For the challenges in this course, we'll be using CoderPad, which is integrated into the LinkedIn Learning Course website. All you have to do is click on the challenge. This makes it really easy to watch videos, write some code, go back and forth, test your solutions, all on one site. I recommend that you use Coder Pad on a desktop browser. You can use the LinkedIn Learning mobile app and write code on your phone with your thumbs, but why would you do that to yourself? There are four screens in CoderPad. You can enlarge them and shrink them as you see fit with these little handles here. The first screen you're going to want to look at is the instructions. I wrote them myself, so they are very important and good to read. This will tell you all about the challenge and what the expected output is with examples and where to go for more hints and practice if you need them. The answer screen on the right is where you're going to actually enter your code. I've tried to make this as easy as possible for each challenge, so in general, you'll see an empty function. It just has the function name written there, and you'll just start to write your code inside of that. Just below the answer panel is the test code. Here you can see an actual value that will be used to test your function and how that code will be used. Now, you could look at these test values, figure out what the right answer is, and just hard code that right answer into your function up here so that the test pass. You and I both know that you could do that, but you would be robbing yourself of a learning experience, and I would personally be very, very disappointed. After you've written some code, click the "Test my code" button on the bottom right and direct your attention to the fourth window, the console output. Keep an eye on the console output, especially if your code is failing. You're going to see all your program output, print statements and errors that will help you debug your code. And if you'd like some help, words of encouragement, or other resources for learning, check out the hints file in the exercise files for the corresponding challenge. And don't forget the most important part of the challenges: Have fun!

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