python_lists_dicts.md

Goals

• Level up on Python lists and dictionaries

Python reading and practice

Read and work through the following:

**NOTE: You don't have to do the exercises in Automate the Boring Stuff, but you should type in the commands for code examples throughout the text. Use a JupyterLite notebook tab or fire up an interactive Python shell in GitHub Codespace by typing python in the Bash terminal.

• Lists

  • Read Automate's Chapter 4 on Lists and stop right before the section titled Example Program: Magic 8 Ball with a List.
  • Do the W3C schools lists exercise

• Dictionaries (key/value mappings)

  • Read the top two sections in Automate's Chapter 5 on Dictionaries : The Dictionary Data Type and Dictionaries vs. Lists
  • W3C schools - Review all sections on dictionary syntax and work through the exercises at the end.