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The Hero Road: Python: Uncharted

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The Hero Road

Read unfamiliar Python, refactor without changing behavior, synthesize automation projects from course-wide tools, and deliver a validated, routed, generator-reported capstone.

Python
Unit 20 of 20
20 lessons
190 min
460 XP

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20 total

1Heroes Read FirstChoose a reliable first move when entering an unfamiliar program.InteractiveConcept7 min20 XPOpen
2Read a Stranger's ScriptTrace an unfamiliar multi-function script without executing it.InteractiveConcept9 min20 XPOpen
3Rename for ClarityReplace cryptic names while preserving a packed-weight calculation.CodeConcept8 min20 XPOpen
4Extract Till It ReadsExtract calculation helpers while preserving one order-summary contract.CodeConcept8 min20 XPOpen
5Flatten the ArrowReplace nested permission branches with explicit guard clauses.CodeConcept9 min20 XPOpen
6Spot the Bug by ReadingFind a reversed membership condition by tracing a tally update.InteractiveConcept9 min20 XPOpen
7Make It FastReplace a repeated linear tally search with one dictionary update per event.CodeConcept8 min20 XPOpen
8Make It PythonicExpress paired, numbered labels with zip, enumerate, and a comprehension.CodeConcept9 min20 XPOpen
9ChoreBot: the RulesParse and defensively validate one compact household chore rule.CodeProject11 min20 XPOpen
10ChoreBot: the ScheduleFeed a fair weekly chore schedule from validated rules with a generator.CodeProject11 min20 XPOpen
11Dispatch Board: the FleetModel couriers and assign queued jobs fairly with a FIFO queue.CodeProject11 min20 XPOpen
12Dispatch Board: the RoutesRoute the courier through every city with one breadth-first search.Code worldProject10 min20 XPOpen
13Spending StoryTurn transactions into a stable, exact category report.CodeProject10 min20 XPOpen
14Text Adventure: the RoomsRepresent rooms as nested dictionaries and resolve moves without mutating the map.CodeProject10 min20 XPOpen
15Text Adventure: the VerbsParse movement and inventory commands against the room model from part one.CodeProject10 min20 XPOpen
16Plan the BuildOrder the capstone stages by the data dependencies between them.InteractiveConcept8 min20 XPOpen
17Quiz EngineGrade data-driven questions fairly without mutating the quiz.CodeProject10 min20 XPOpen
18Habit Tracker LogicCompute set-backed streaks and stream one stable weekly line per habit.CodeProject10 min20 XPOpen
19Explain Your GrowthTeach one once-confusing Python idea through executable before-and-after evidence.InteractiveConcept10 min20 XPOpen
20The MajordomoParse, validate, schedule, queue, route, count, and report a deterministic day of deliveries.CodeCapstone12 min80 XPOpen

Data Structures and Algorithms, in Python