Learning to code in Python 3 - diary #1

LEARNING TO CODE

_{in PYTHON 3}

Hi there! This is my side blog where I'm going to write about learning to code and my quest to start making picture books for kids :D
Tips and hints are welcome ^^
~Anmitsu

Two weeks ago

I've started on to learn Python 3.
I have to say I never expected it to be that exciting. Years ago I tried to learn JS with Code Academy, but couldn't get past some things. That course seemed extremely confusing and I gave up quickly. I did play a simple coding game, I think it was from Google, where you had to get the pin from point A to point B using the route provided. I'd race a friend who was an actual programmer, to see who could do it in fewer steps.
Even though I'd beat her quite often, it never went further than that.

After a certain life event, my brain was shouting that it needs to learn and crack something. And while I wasn't sure what to learn, I felt like doing some logic, which is super fun. One thing led to another and here I am, learning to code in Python 3 ^^.

So while taking this Python course I keep running into these Tasks, where I'm not always sure or perhaps, better to say, I don't always understand what they want me to do exactly 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

So this one I did without much of a problem because there was an example code.

 # [ ] add a 3rd period parameter to make_schedule
def make_schedule(period1,period2,period3):
    schedule = '[1st] ' + period1.title() + ', [2nd] ' + period2.title() + ', [3rd] ' + period3.title()
    return schedule
student_schedule = make_schedule("math", "history", "science")
print("SCHEDULE: ", student_schedule)

But this Optional part makes me scratch my head

# [ ] Optional - print a schedule for 6 classes (Tip: perhaps let the function make this easy)

So I went about it adding more parameters to the function and adding one more variable

def make_schedule(period1,period2,period3,period4,period5,period6):
    schedule = '[1st] ' + period1.title() + ', [2nd] ' + period2.title() + ', [3rd] ' + period3.title()
    schedule_6 = schedule + ' [4th] ' + period4.title() + ' [5th] ' + period5.title() + ' [6th] ' + period6.title()
    return schedule_6

student_schedule = make_schedule("math", "history", "science","art","history of Star Wars","astronomy")
print("SCHEDULE: ", student_schedule)

Since there is no answer provided
I'll scratch my head a little more and go to the next task.

Ideas and explanations welcome :D

~ Anmitsu

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