Python Projects for Beginners a ten-Week Bootcamp Approach to Python Programming

Challenge Question Solution
There isn’t a definitive solution to making a PB&J sandwich, but I want you to go back and see if you weren’t specific enough. Computers are only as smart as we program them to be, so if you said to put the peanut butter on the bread, it may just interpret it as putting the entire jar on the bread instead. As a developer you need to be specific with your descriptions. Even try rewriting a new algorithm with improved steps.
Weekly Challenges
To test out your skills, try these challenges:

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   Side Borders: In the Friday project, we ended up creating borders above and below the information printed out. Try adding a star border on the sides as well now.
   
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   Researching Methods: We’ve gone over a few of the string manipulation methods that are widely used; however, there are many more; try looking up some and implementing them.
   
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   Reverse: Declare a variable equal to “Hello”. Reverse the string using slicing. Try looking it up if you struggle.
   

Tip you can define a start, stop, and step when slicing.
CHAPTER 3
User Input and Conditionals
Welcome to Week 3! This week we’ll be introducing how to work with user input and making decisions within our programs. These “decisions” are known as branching statements or conditionals. If you think of your life every day, you make decisions based on specific conditions without knowing, such as when to get up in the morning, what to have for lunch, when to eat, etc. These are known as branching statements. The same applies in programming, where we need to have the computer make decisions.
Overview

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  Working with user input
  
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  How to use “if” statements to make decisions
  
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  How to use “elif” statements to make multiple decisions
  
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  How to use “else” statements to make decisions no matter what
  
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  Building a calculator with decision-making and user input