Practice Programs

Today, we're going to enhance our Python skills by writing a program that prints your name and age. Can anyone tell me what function we can use for printing in Python?

Is it the print() function?

Exactly! The print() function outputs text to the console. Let's write a simple program: print('Your Name, Your Age'). Now, who's ready to try it with their own values?

If I wanted to print my name, how would that work?

Great question! Just replace 'Your Name' with your name, like this: print('Alice, 20'). Why don't you give it a shot?

In this session, we will learn how to take user input. Who can tell me the function we use to get input from a user?

I think it's input()?

Correct! The input() function lets us capture user data. Now we'll write a program to add two numbers. Can anyone outline the steps to achieve this?

First, we can ask for the first number, then the second, and finally we need to print their sum.

Well done! Remember to convert the input to integers. So, after collecting the input, use int() to convert, like this: int(input('Enter the first number: ')). Let's write the program together.

Now, let's create a program that checks if a number is even or odd. Can someone remind me how we can use conditional statements in Python?

We'll use if and else statements!

Exactly! We can check the remainder when dividing by 2. If it's 0, the number is even. We'll write this as if number % 2 == 0:. Now, who wants to write this logic in the code?

I can do it! So we ask for a number and then check it, right?

Perfect! Let's code this together and ensure we print whether the number is even or odd.

Next up is using loops! Who here is familiar with the for loop?

We can use it to repeat actions, right? Like printing numbers?

Exactly! Let's write a for loop that prints numbers from 1 to 10. What does our loop might look like?

I think we should use for i in range(1, 11): and then print i.

You're spot on! Let's implement that code, and I want everyone to run it and see the numbers printed.

Finally, let’s talk about lists. How do we define a list of fruits in Python?

We can use square brackets, like fruits = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry'].

Exactly! And how can we print the third fruit from this list?

Use print(fruits[2]) since the index starts at 0!

That's correct! Let's code this up and see the output together.