🐍 Day 1: Kickstart Your Python Journey!

Objective: Set up Python, write your first program, and grasp core basics.

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📌 What is Python?
- A versatile, beginner-friendly language used for:
_Web dev • Data science • AI/ML • Automation • and more!_
- Known for clean syntax and readability.

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🛠 Setup Guide
1. Install Python:
- Download from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
- ✔️ Check "Add Python to PATH" during installation.
2. Choose an Editor:
- VS Code (recommended) or PyCharm.
3. Verify Installation:

bash  
   python --version  
   # Should display e.g., "Python 3.11.4"  
   

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✨ Your First Python Program
1. Create day1.py and add:

python  
   print("Hello, World!")  
   

2. Run it in the terminal:

bash  
   python day1.py  
   

Output:

  
   Hello, World!  
   

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📚 Key Concepts
- Comments: Use # to explain code (ignored by Python).

python  
  # This prints a message  
  print("Comments are useful!")  
  

- Printing: Display output with print().

python  
  print("Python is fun! 🚀")  
  

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🔍 Try the Python Shell
Type python in your terminal to start experimenting:

python  
>>> print("I'm coding live!")  
>>> 5 * 3  
>>> 100 / 4  

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💻 Practice Tasks
1. Print your name:

python  
   print("My name is [Your Name]")  
   

2. Math operations:

python  
   print(8 + 4)  
   print(15 * 2)  
   

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### 🎯 Day 1 Goals
- [x] Understand Python’s purpose.
- [x] Set up your coding environment.
- [x] Write/Run your first script.
- [x] Master print() and comments.

Let’s crush Day 1! 💪

🔗 *Share your code screenshots in the comments!*
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📆 Day 2: Python Basics - Variables & Data Types
Store data like a pro!

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📦 What are Variables?
Variables = Containers for storing data

python  
name = "Neo"  # Text in quotes  
age = 30      # Whole number  
height = 6.1  # Decimal number  

Example output:
Neo, 30, 6.1

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📝 Variable Rules
1. 🚫 Never starts with numbers/symbols (except _)
2. 🔠 Case-sensitive: Age ≠ age ≠ AGE
3. ✅ Allowed: letters, numbers, underscores
Good: user_name, price2
Bad: 2nd_user, my-name

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🔤 Data Type Zoo
| Type | Example | Use Case |
|------------ |-----------------—-|------------------------———--|
| str | "Hello" | Text data |
| int | 25 | Ages, counts |
| float | 3.14 | Measurements, prices |
| bool | True/False | Switches, conditions |

Check types with:

python  
print(type("Python"))  # Output: <class 'str'>  

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🎯 Pro Tips
1. Swap variables without temp:

python  
a, b = 5, 10  
a, b = b, a  # Magic!  

2. Assign multiple values:

python  
x, y, z = 10, 20, 30  

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💻 Practice Time
1. Profile Maker

python  
name = "Your Name"  
age = your_age  
height = your_height  
# Print all in one message  

2. Advanced Swap Challenge
Swap values without using a 3rd variable (Hint: Use math!)
Starting values:
a = 5, b = 10

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🎯 Today's Goal
- Create variables confidently ✅
- Name them properly 🏷
- Understand 4 core data types 🔤

💬 *Stuck? Drop your code in comments!*

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🔷 Problem 3: A Square of Squares 🔷

👷 You love building blocks—especially square ones! But can you tell if the total number of blocks you have can form a perfect square?

🎯 Task:
Given an integer n, determine whether it's a *perfect square* (i.e., the square of an integer).

🧠 Examples:

-1 => False  
 0 => True  
 3 => False  
 4 => True  
25 => True  
26 => False

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🧪 My Initial Solution (Not Efficient for Large Numbers)

def is_square(n): 
    def find_factors(n):
        factors = []
        for i in range(1, n + 1):
            if n % i == 0:
                factors.append(i)
        return factors
    factors = find_factors(n)

    for i in factors:
        if i * i == n:
            return True
    if n == 0:
        return True
    return False

⚠️ *Why this fails on Codewars:*
While logically correct, it’s too slow for large values of n, because it checks all factors up to n.

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⚡️ AI/Optimal Solution (Codewars Accepted ✅)

import math

def is_square(n):
    if n < 0:
        return False
    sqrt_n = math.isqrt(n)  # Efficient integer square root
    return sqrt_n * sqrt_n == n

📌 Key Notes:
- math.isqrt(n) returns the integer square root efficiently (no floating point issues).
- Checking sqrt_n * sqrt_n == n is both fast and accurate.
- Negative numbers can't be perfect squares, so return False early.

✅ Best Practice: Use mathematical functions when available. They are optimized and make your code cleaner and faster.

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📘 Day 3: Basic Arithmetic & Input/Output in Python
Let’s build the foundation of your programming skills with math operations and user input handling!

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🔢 Basic Arithmetic Operations

print(5 + 3)    # Addition → 8
print(10 - 4)   # Subtraction → 6
print(7 * 2)    # Multiplication → 14
print(15 / 3)   # Division → 5.0
print(15 // 2)  # Floor Division → 7
print(15 % 4)   # Modulus → 3
print(2 ** 3)   # Exponentiation → 8

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🧮 Order of Operations (PEMDAS)

print(2 + 3 * 4)      # Output: 14
print((2 + 3) * 4)    # Output: 20

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🗣 User Input and Output

name = input("What is your name? ")
print("Hello, " + name + "!")

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### 🔁 Convert Input to Numbers

num1 = int(input("Enter first number: "))
num2 = int(input("Enter second number: "))
print("Sum:", num1 + num2)

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✅ Practice Problems

1️⃣ Area of a Rectangle

length = float(input("Enter length: "))
width = float(input("Enter width: "))
area = length * width
print("Area:", area)

2️⃣ Square of a Number

num = int(input("Enter a number: "))
print("Square:", num ** 2)

3️⃣ Basic Arithmetic Calculator

num1 = float(input("Enter first number: "))
num2 = float(input("Enter second number: "))

print("Addition:", num1 + num2)
print("Subtraction:", num1 - num2)
print("Multiplication:", num1 * num2)
print("Division:", num1 / num2)

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🎯 Goal for Day 3
✅ Use Python’s arithmetic operators confidently
✅ Understand input/output with input() and print()
✅ Practice writing small interactive programs

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👨‍💻 Keep coding! Day 4 coming soon...
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🚶‍♂️ Problem 4: Cartesia City Walk

You live in the city of Cartesia, where roads form a perfect grid.
Your walk app gives you directions like ['n', 's', 'w', 'e'], each taking 1 minute and 1 block.

🕙 You’ve got 10 minutes and must return exactly to where you started.
✅ Return True if the walk takes 10 minutes and ends at the starting point.
❌ Otherwise, return False.

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🧠 Your Idea (Step-by-Step Position Tracking)

def is_valid_walk(walk):
    if len(walk) != 10:
        return False
    x, y = 0, 0
    for drn in walk:
        if drn == 'n':
            y += 1
        elif drn == 's':
            y -= 1
        elif drn == 'e':
            x += 1
        elif drn == 'w':
            x -= 1
    return x == 0 and y == 0

🔎 Why it works:
You simulate the entire walk and check if you’ve come back to the original (0,0) point.

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⚡️ AI’s Optimized Version (Count Matching)

def is_valid_walk(walk):
    if len(walk) != 10:
        return False
    return walk.count('n') == walk.count('s') and walk.count('e') == walk.count('w')

⚠️ Key Note:
This version does not simulate movement. It cleverly checks balance:
- 'n' must equal 's'
- 'e' must equal 'w'
If that’s true and the walk is 10 steps long → ✅ you're back on time and at the start.

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🧪 Example Tests

print(is_valid_walk(['n','s','n','s','n','s','n','s','n','s']))  # ✅ True
print(is_valid_walk(['w','e','w','e','w','e','w','e','w','e']))  # ✅ True
print(is_valid_walk(['n','n','n','s','s','s','e','w','e','w']))  # ✅ True
print(is_valid_walk(['n','n','n','s']))                          # ❌ False

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✅ Key Learning:
- Use coordinate tracking for clarity and understanding
- Use frequency counting for efficiency and elegance
- Always validate input length before logic

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👨‍💻 Keep walking (and coding)!
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