Initial setup

Author: buzahid

.gitignore

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+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+pip-wheel-metadata/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+package.json
+package-lock.json
+uplevelenv/
+
+# Virtual environments
+venv/
+env/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+labenv/
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/settings.json
+.vscode/launch.json
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.DS_Store
+
+# Environment files (keep examples, ignore actual)
+.env
+!.env.example
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# pytest
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+
+# OS
+Thumbs.db
+.DS_Store
+
+# Backup files
+*.backup
+*.bak
+*.tmp
+
+# Azure
+.azure/
+
+# Output files
+analysis_results.json
+output.txt

Instructions/Exercises/01-create-a-personalized-greeting.md

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+---
+lab:
+    title: 'Create a personalized greeting'
+    description: 'Write a Python program that uses print(), input(), and f-strings to display a personalized greeting message.'
+    level: 100
+    duration: 15
+    islab: true
+    status: 'released'
+---
+
+# Create a personalized greeting
+
+In this exercise, you write a Python program that asks for the user's name and displays a personalized greeting. You practice using the `print()` function to display output, the `input()` function to collect user input, and f-strings to format a custom message.
+
+This exercise takes approximately **15** minutes.
+
+## Open the online Python IDE
+
+You'll write and run your code using an online Python editor — no installation required.
+
+1. Open a browser and navigate to the Python editor at [https://buzahid.github.io/python-coder/app/](https://buzahid.github.io/python-coder/app/).
+
+1. You'll see two panels:
+    - **Editor pane** (left): where you write your Python code.
+    - **Output terminal** (right): where output is displayed and where you can type input when the program asks for it.
+
+1. The editor may contain some default code. Select all of it and delete it so you're starting with a clean, empty file.
+
+## Display a welcome message
+
+The first thing your program should do is greet the user when it starts. You'll use the `print()` function to display a message on the screen.
+
+1. In the editor pane, type the following code:
+
+    ```python
+    print("Welcome to the greeting program!")
+    ```
+
+1. Select the **▶ (Run Code)** button to run the code.
+
+1. Check the output terminal. You should see:
+
+    ```output
+    Welcome to the greeting program!
+    ```
+
+    > **Note**: If nothing appears, make sure the code is typed exactly as shown, including the quotes and parentheses.
+
+## Ask for the user's name
+
+Now you'll update the program to pause and ask for the user's name. The `input()` function displays a prompt and waits for the user to type a response.
+
+1. Add the following line below your existing code:
+
+    ```python
+    name = input("What is your name? ")
+    ```
+
+    This line does two things: it displays the prompt `What is your name? ` in the terminal, and it stores whatever the user types into a variable called `name`.
+
+1. Run the program again by selecting **▶**.
+
+1. When `What is your name? ` appears in the output terminal, click on the terminal and type your name, then press **Enter**.
+
+1. The program finishes after you enter your name — but it doesn't say anything yet. You'll fix that in the next step.
+
+## Display a personalized greeting
+
+Now you'll use the `name` variable to build a personalized message. You'll do this with an **f-string** — a string that can embed variable values directly inside it using curly braces `{}`.
+
+1. Add the following line at the end of your code:
+
+    ```python
+    print(f"Hello, {name}! It's great to meet you.")
+    ```
+
+1. Your complete program should now look like this:
+
+    ```python
+    print("Welcome to the greeting program!")
+    name = input("What is your name? ")
+    print(f"Hello, {name}! It's great to meet you.")
+    ```
+
+1. Run the program, enter your name when prompted, and press **Enter**.
+
+1. You should see output similar to:
+
+    ```output
+    Welcome to the greeting program!
+    What is your name? Alex
+    Hello, Alex! It's great to meet you.
+    ```
+
+## Extend the greeting
+
+Let's make the greeting more personal by also asking for the user's favorite color and including it in the message.
+
+1. Add two more lines below your existing code to ask for a favorite color and include it in a second message:
+
+    ```python
+    color = input("What is your favorite color? ")
+    print(f"Great choice! {color} is a wonderful color.")
+    ```
+
+1. Your complete program should now look like this:
+
+    ```python
+    print("Welcome to the greeting program!")
+    name = input("What is your name? ")
+    print(f"Hello, {name}! It's great to meet you.")
+    color = input("What is your favorite color? ")
+    print(f"Great choice! {color} is a wonderful color.")
+    ```
+
+1. Run the program and respond to both prompts.
+
+1. Verify the output matches what you entered. For example:
+
+    ```output
+    Welcome to the greeting program!
+    What is your name? Alex
+    Hello, Alex! It's great to meet you.
+    What is your favorite color? Blue
+    Great choice! Blue is a wonderful color.
+    ```
+
+## Code with AI
+
+Using an AI assistant (like Copilot) is  great way to explore a programming language at your own pace. Try each prompt below, read the response carefully, and test the code examples it gives you in the online editor.
+
+### Discovery 1: Create a decorative border
+
+**AI Prompt:**
+> "In Python, how can I print 20 dashes in a row without typing them all out? Can you show me an example?"
+
+**After the AI responds:** String repetition is a quick way to draw dividers or format output. Try running any examples the AI gives you in the online editor, and experiment with different characters and lengths.
+
+<details>
+<summary>Show answer</summary>
+You can use string multiplication to repeat a character multiple times. For example, to print 20 dashes in a row, you can use the following code:
+
+```python
+print("-" * 20)
+```
+</details>
+
+### Discovery 2: Transforming text
+
+**AI Prompt:**
+> "In Python, how can I change a string input to all uppercase, all lowercase, or title case? Can you show me examples of each?"
+
+***After the AI responds:** Look closely at the code examples it provides. Try modifying your greeting program to use one of these transformations on the user's name or favorite color.
+
+<details>
+<summary>Show answer</summary>
+You can use the following string methods to transform text:
+
+```python
+name = input("What is your name? ")
+
+# Converts to all uppercase
+uppercase_name = name.upper()  
+
+# Converts to all lowercase
+lowercase_name = name.lower() 
+
+# Converts to title case (first letter of each word capitalized)
+titlecase_name = name.title() 
+```
+</details>
+
+### Discovery 3: Printing punctuation
+
+> "In Python, what happens if I try to print a string that contains a quote character inside it? How can I do that without causing an error?"
+
+**After the AI responds:** Pay attention to the different ways it suggests for including quotes in strings. Try each method in the online editor and see how they work.
+
+<details>
+<summary>Show answer</summary>
+You can include quote characters inside a string by using different types of quotes or by escaping them with a backslash. Here are some examples:
+
+```python
+# Using double quotes to include single quotes
+print("It's a beautiful day!")
+
+# Using single quotes to include double quotes
+print('She said, "Hello!"')
+
+# Escaping quotes with a backslash
+print("She said, \"Hello!\"")
+```