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Exercise: Shopping List

Martin Breuss

Python Basics Exercises: Lists and Tuples Martin Breuss 11:00

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Python Basics Exercises: Tuples and Lists (Overview) 02:51

Find a Location (Exercise) 00:52

Exercise: Find a Location 11:30

Find a Location (Solution) 02:19

Person X (Exercise) 00:50

Exercise: Check for Person X 08:00

Person X (Solution) 01:59

Shopping List (Exercise) 00:44

Exercise: Shopping List 11:00

Shopping List (Solution) 03:33

Long Breakfast (Exercise) 01:11

Exercise: Long Breakfast 08:30

Long Breakfast (Solution) 04:24

Tuple Sums (Exercise) 01:12

Exercise: Tuple Sums 08:00

Tuple Sums (Solution) 04:36

Sorted Numbers Copy (Exercise) 00:54

Exercise: Sorted Numbers Copy 08:30

Sorted Numbers Copy (Solution) 01:37

A New Challenge

Challenge: Poetry Generator 05:14

Outline the Steps 02:11

Create Collections of Words 01:42

Pick Three Random Nouns 03:55

Refactor to Use a for Loop 02:35

Experiment With Object References 03:50

Wrap Your Code Into a Function 02:39

Continue to Execute Your Strategy 01:41

Use a List Comprehension 04:51

Find Information About Different Approaches 04:42

Sample Two Random Prepositions 01:47

Pick a Random Adverb 03:01

Choose the Right Article 04:36

Assemble the Words Into a Poem 06:10

Test and Clean Up Your Script 03:19

Fix the Bug 03:38

Refactor Your Code 05:38

Python Basics Exercises: Lists and Tuples (Summary) 02:21

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