My checklist
Week 4

Loop-the-Loop

Aim: Make Python repeat commands without typing them again and again.

New coding words

  1. loop
  2. repeat
  3. for
  4. range
  5. indent

What the coding words mean

  1. loop: A part of a program that runs more than once.
  2. repeat: To perform the same action again.
  3. for: A Python word used to start a loop.
  4. range: Gives a loop a sequence of numbers. range(4) makes the loop run four times.
  5. indent: Spaces at the beginning of a line showing that it belongs inside a loop.
Code along

Repeat a dance routine

Use a for loop to repeat two dance commands four times.

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Mini project

Robot Dance

Make Python perform a robot dance for three rounds.

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Your mini-project to-do list

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Save your finished mini project

Select Download my work and save the file as week_4_robot_dance.py. The .py ending tells us that the file contains Python code. Keep this file as a copy of your finished program.

Debugging detective

Chi Opara, your course guide

Knowledge check

Question 1
Python coderange(4)

How many times does this run the loop?

Question 2

Why are the commands inside the loop indented?

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