Components of interactive exercises

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Kelsey McNeillie

Instructor Success Manager

Exercise components

A diagram showing the different exercise components

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Writing good sample code

Sample code

# Open a file: file
file = open(____,
            mode='____')

# Print the file
____

# Check whether file is closed
____(file.closed)

# Close file
____.____()

Solution code

# Open a file: file
file = open('moby_dick.txt',
             mode='r')

# Print the file
print(file.read())

# Check whether file is closed
print(file.closed)

# Close file
file.close()

Using hotkeys

Sample and solution code must match
Use Teach hotkeys during editing

Hotkey	Function
'ctrl' and 'h' (1x)	Show hint
'ctrl' and 'h' (2x)	Show solution

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Let's start exercising!

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