Bug fixes and improvements (#48)

chapters/chapter-02/chapter-02-quiz-1.ipynb

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
     "\n",
     "Which of the following is **not** a Python keyword?\n",
     "\n",
-    "1. `iterate`\n",
+    "1. `pizza`\n",
     "2. `continue`\n",
     "3. `else`\n",
     "4. `break`"

chapters/chapter-02/chapter-02-quiz-2.ipynb

@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@
     "\n",
     "The `input` function has one parameter. What is it?\n",
     "\n",
-    "1. The `prompt` string, which is printed to the standard output before the input is read.\n",
+    "1. The `prompt` string, which is printed to the terminal <u>before</u> the input is read.\n",
     "2. The `input` function has no parameters.\n",
-    "3. The `prompt` string, which is printed to the standard output after the input is read.\n",
+    "3. The `prompt` string, which is printed to the terminal <u>after</u> the input is read.\n",
     "4. The `input` function has more than one parameter."
    ]
   },
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.11.3"
+   "version": "3.12.2"
   }
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  "nbformat": 4,

chapters/chapter-02/chapter-02-task-1.ipynb

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
    "source": [
     "## Task 2.1: Greet User\n",
     "\n",
-    "Use `input()` function to prompt a user for the name and then welcome them.\n",
+    "Use `input()` function to prompt a user for the name and then use [the f-string syntax](https://realpython.com/python-f-strings/#interpolating-values-and-objects-in-f-strings) to welcome them.\n",
     "\n",
     "---\n",
     "\n",
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "Python 3",
+   "display_name": "Python 3 (ipykernel)",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.8.5"
+   "version": "3.12.2"
   }
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  "nbformat": 4,

chapters/chapter-02/chapter-02-task-2.ipynb

@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
     "\n",
     "---\n",
     "\n",
-    "After running the cell with `35` and `2.125`, you should see the following output:\n",
+    "After running the cell with `35.5` and `2.125`, you should see the following output:\n",
     "\n",
     "```\n",
-    "Enter hours: 35\n",
+    "Enter hours: 35.5\n",
     "Enter rate: 2.125\n",
-    "Gross pay: 74.38\n",
+    "Gross pay: 75.44\n",
     "```"
    ]
   },
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "Python 3",
+   "display_name": "Python 3 (ipykernel)",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.8.5"
+   "version": "3.12.2"
   }
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  "nbformat": 4,

chapters/chapter-03/chapter-03-quiz-1.ipynb

@@ -37,12 +37,20 @@
     "\n",
     "### Question 0\n",
     "\n",
-    "What should you do to the code that goes immediately after the `if` statement to indicate that it'll only be executed when that `if` statement is `True`?\n",
+    "What will the following code print out?\n",
+    "\n",
+    "```python\n",
+    "a, b = 12, 5\n",
+    "if a + b:\n",
+    "    print(\"True\")\n",
+    "else:\n",
+    "    print(\"False\")\n",
+    "```\n",
     "\n",
-    "1. Start the code with a `#` character.\n",
-    "2. Start the code with a `{` character.\n",
-    "3. Underline `_` all of the conditional code.\n",
-    "4. Indent (add spaces ` `) the code below the `if` statement."
+    "1. `12`\n",
+    "2. `5`\n",
+    "3. `False`\n",
+    "4. `True`"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -125,12 +133,19 @@
     "\n",
     "### Question 3\n",
     "\n",
-    "When you have multiple lines in an `if` block (body), how do you indicate the end of it?\n",
+    "What will the following code print out?\n",
     "\n",
-    "1. You use a curly brace `}` after the last line of the `if` block.\n",
-    "2. You omit the semicolon `;` on the last line of the `if` block.\n",
-    "3. You de-indent (delete spaces ` `) the next line past the `if` block to the same level of indent as the original `if` statement.\n",
-    "4. You put the colon `:` character on a line by itself to indicate we are done with the `if` block."
+    "```python\n",
+    "if True:\n",
+    "    print(101)\n",
+    "else:\n",
+    "    print(202)\n",
+    "```\n",
+    "\n",
+    "1. `202`\n",
+    "2. `True`\n",
+    "3. `101`\n",
+    "4. `False`"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -188,12 +203,21 @@
     "\n",
     "### Question 5\n",
     "\n",
-    "What keyword should you use in two-way `if` tests to indicate the code block that will be executed if the logical test is `False`?\n",
+    "What will the following code print out?\n",
+    "\n",
+    "```python\n",
+    "try:\n",
+    "    1 / 0\n",
+    "except (ZeroDivisionError, TypeError):\n",
+    "    print(\"Hi!\")\n",
+    "except Exception:\n",
+    "    print(\"Bye!\")\n",
+    "```\n",
     "\n",
-    "1. `else`\n",
-    "2. `except`\n",
-    "3. `iterate`\n",
-    "4. `break`"
+    "1. `Hi!`\n",
+    "2. `1`\n",
+    "3. `Bye!`\n",
+    "4. `0`"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -404,7 +428,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.11.3"
+   "version": "3.12.2"
   }
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  "nbformat": 4,

chapters/chapter-05/chapter-05-quiz-1.ipynb

@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@
     "```\n",
     "\n",
     "1. Find the smallest value in the list.\n",
-    "2. Count all the values in the list.\n",
+    "2. Count the number of values in the list.\n",
     "3. Find the largest value in the list.\n",
-    "4. Sum all the values in the list."
+    "4. Sum the values in the list."
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.11.3"
+   "version": "3.12.2"
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chapters/chapter-08/chapter-08-task-1.ipynb

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "\n",
     "Read the file line by line. For each line, split the line into a list of words using the `split()` method. For each word, check to see if the word is already in the list and if not append it to that list.\n",
     "\n",
-    "Sort the resulting words in alphabetical order and return them.\n",
+    "Sort the resulting list of words alphabetically and return it.\n",
     "\n",
     "---\n",
     "\n",
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
  ],
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   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "Python 3",
+   "display_name": "Python 3 (ipykernel)",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
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