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nnja · vivekvashist · web-flow · commit 90c59bfe2726 · 2020-10-11T19:27:21.000-07:00
Minor changes from PR #13 Minor changes from PR #14 Minor fixes from PR #15 Fixes minor typo from PR #17 Minor fixes from PR #18 Fixes from PR #19 Fixes from PR #20 Fixes from PR #21 Fixes from PR #22 Minor updates from PR #23 Fixes from PR #27 Fixes from PR #28 Fixes from PR #29 Fixes from PR #30 Fixed typo. Co-authored-by: Vivek Vashist <vivekvashist@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Vivek Vashist <vivekvashist@gmail.com>
diff --git a/website/content/01-introduction/00-who.md b/website/content/01-introduction/00-who.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ I've been involved in the Python community for approximately 6 years. During tha
 
 #### Stay in touch
 - <a href="https://twitter.com/nnja" target="_blank"><i class='fab fa-twitter'></i> @nnja</a>
-- <a href="https://linkedin.com/nnja" target="_blank"><i class='fab fa-linkedin'></i> LinkedIn</a>
+- <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nnja/" target="_blank"><i class='fab fa-linkedin'></i> LinkedIn</a>
 - <a href="https://github.com/nnja/" target="_blank"><i class='fab fa-github'></i> GitHub</a> where you can find the code for this site and my other projects
 
 I occasionally blog on <a href="https://medium.com/@nnja" target="_blank"><i class='fab fa-medium'></i> Medium at @nnja</a>. You can find out more about me on my homepage [nnja.io](https://nnja.io).
diff --git a/website/content/01-introduction/_index.md b/website/content/01-introduction/_index.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Watch the accompanying screencast via subscription on [FrontendMasters.com](http
 
 {{< figure src="/images/fem.png" title="Watch the course" link="https://frontendmasters.com/courses/python/">}}
 
-Stay up to date with me on <a href="https://linkedin.com/nnja" target="_blank"><i class='fab fa-linkedin'></i> LinkedIn</a>, or to contact me directly, please send me an email at <a href='ma&#105;lto&#58;&#108;e&#37;61r&#37;&#54;Ep%&#55;&#57;t%68on&#64;nn&#106;&#97;&#46;&#105;o'><i class='fa fa-envelope'></i>  lea&#114;npyt&#104;on&#64;nnja&#46;&#105;o</a>.
+Stay up to date with me on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nnja/" target="_blank"><i class='fab fa-linkedin'></i> LinkedIn</a>, or to contact me directly, please send me an email at <a href='ma&#105;lto&#58;&#108;e&#37;61r&#37;&#54;Ep%&#55;&#57;t%68on&#64;nn&#106;&#97;&#46;&#105;o'><i class='fa fa-envelope'></i>  lea&#114;npyt&#104;on&#64;nnja&#46;&#105;o</a>.
 
 You can find the content and exercises on the <a href="https://git.io/python3"><i class='fab fa-fw fa-github'></i>Github repo</a>.
 
diff --git a/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/010-Best-Practices/02-brief-history.md b/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/010-Best-Practices/02-brief-history.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ A common misconception that Python is a scripting language. It's used at compani
 
 This part is a bit of a stain on Pythons history. Python 3 was released 2008, and its adoption was slow. First and foremost because it took popular packages a fair amount of time to port over their code.
 
-This debate is now over. Python 2 will reach end-of-life in 2020, meaning that important updates - including security updates - will stop being released. That's why this course focuses on *Python3 only*
+This debate is now over. Python 2 will reach end-of-life in 2020, meaning that important updates - including security updates - will stop being released. That's why this course focuses on *Python3 only*.
 
 ### Why Python?
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Python has a wide variety of applications such as:
     - Django
     - Flask
 - Scripting
-    - Dev Ops
+    - DevOps
     Configuration scripts
 
 Python has an incredibly rich fully featured [standard library](https://docs.python.org/3/library/), as well as the [PyPI Package Index](https://pypi.org/) for 3rd party packages, which as of February 2019 contains 167,107 packages.
diff --git a/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/060-functions/10-defining-functions.md b/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/060-functions/10-defining-functions.md
@@ -204,4 +204,4 @@ Let's try it now.
 8
 ```
 
-The variable `new_number` now contains the result of running our `add_numbers` function with our arguments `3` and `8`.
+The variable `new_number` now contains the result of running our `add_numbers` function with our arguments `3` and `5`.
diff --git a/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/080-advanced-datatypes/20-adding-removing-finding.md b/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/080-advanced-datatypes/20-adding-removing-finding.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ We can use `my_list.append(item)` to add an additional item to the end of the li
 
 ##### `my_list.insert(pos, item)` inserts an item into `my_list` at the given position
 
-Use `my_list.insert(pos, item()` to insert items in an arbitrary position in the list. If the position is 0, we'll insert at the beginning of the list.
+Use `my_list.insert(pos, item)` to insert items in an arbitrary position in the list. If the position is 0, we'll insert at the beginning of the list.
 
 ```python
 >>> names.insert(0, "Rose")
diff --git a/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/080-advanced-datatypes/30-tuples.md b/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/080-advanced-datatypes/30-tuples.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ You might ask, why tuples when Python already has lists? Tuples are different in
 A good use of a `tuple` might be for storing the information for a *row* in a spreadsheet. That data is information only. We don't necessarily care about updating or manipulating that data. We just want a read-only snapshot.
 
 
-Tuples are an interesting and powerful datatype, and one that's one of the more unique aspects of Python. Most other programming languages have ways of representing lists and dictionaries, but only a small subset contain tuples. Use them to your advantage.
+Tuples are an interesting and powerful datatype, and one of the more unique aspects of Python. Most other programming languages have ways of representing lists and dictionaries, but only a small subset contain tuples. Use them to your advantage.
 
 ### Examples
 
diff --git a/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/090-boolean-logic/10-truthiness.md b/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/090-boolean-logic/10-truthiness.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Evaluating expression to be `True` or `False` will help us control the flow of o
 | type                                        	| truthiness                                                                     	|   	|
 |---------------------------------------------	|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------	|---	|
 | `int`                                       	| `0` is `False`, all other numbers are `True` (including negative)              	|   	|
-| containers - `list`, `tuple`, `set`, `dict` 	| empty container evaluates to `False`, container with items evaluates to `True) 	|   	|
+| containers - `list`, `tuple`, `set`, `dict` 	| empty container evaluates to `False`, container with items evaluates to `True`) 	|   	|
 | `None`                                      	| `False`                                                                        	|   	|
 
 We talked about `boolean` types, `True` and `False` earlier. `True` and `False` are keywords in Python, so make sure you don't name your variables the same thing.
diff --git a/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/110-control-statements-looping/05-looping-in-python.md b/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/110-control-statements-looping/05-looping-in-python.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ The color is: Orange
 
 Let's say we wanted to duplicate the code in the example JavaScript above, that prints out the numbers from 0 to 4.
 
-In order to do this, we'll need to use a built-in function called `range()`. The range function in python produces a sequence of integers from an optional and inclusive tart, to a defined and exclusive finish.
+In order to do this, we'll need to use a built-in function called `range()`. The range function in python produces a sequence of integers from an optional and inclusive start, to a defined and exclusive finish.
 
 
 In Python2, this function created a list of each number in that sequence. As you can imagine, it was horribly inefficient for large ranges. In Python3, the `range()` function returns a new optimized data type. It's great for optimization, but it's harder for debugging.
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ The number is: 4
 You can also pass an a third optional `step` parameter in. Let's say I quickly wanted to print out all the even numbers from 2 to 10. I would call `range(2, 11, 2)`. Remember, 2 is where we're starting, 11 is one higher than where we're ending (10), and 2 is the step, or the amount to jump between numbers.
 
 ```python
->>> for num in range(4, 11, 2):
+>>> for num in range(2, 11, 2):
 ...     print(f"The number is: {num}")
 ...
 The number is: 2
diff --git a/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/110-control-statements-looping/10-if-else-elif.md b/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/110-control-statements-looping/10-if-else-elif.md
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ Hello
 And vice-versa.
 
 ```python
->>> a = True
+>>> a = False
+>>> if a:
 ...     print("Hello")
 ... else:
 ...     print("Goodbye")
diff --git a/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/110-control-statements-looping/40-break-continue.md b/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/110-control-statements-looping/40-break-continue.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ The `break` statement will completely break out of the *current loop*, meaning i
 
 
 ```python
+>>> names = ["Rose", "Max", "Nina", "Phillip"]
 >>> for name in names:
 ...     print(f"Hello, {name}")
 ...     if name == "Nina":
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ Nina in outer loop
 You can also use `break` and `continue` in `while` loops. One common scenario is running a loop forever, until a certain condition is met.
 
 ```python
+>>> count = 0 
 >>> while True:
 ...     count += 1
 ...     if count == 5:
diff --git a/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/175-running-code/30-the-main-method.md b/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/175-running-code/30-the-main-method.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ weight: 30
 
 Once you start writing more comprehensive Python programs, you'll want to include a `main` method in your code.
 
-The purpose of checking for the main method is to make sure that the code in your main method is only run when it's executed as a stand-alone program. Because of how Python's import system works, if someone else imports your Python program, any code in it is executed on import.
+The purpose of checking for the `main` method is to make sure that the code in your `main` method is only run when it's executed as a stand-alone program. Because of how Python's import system works, if someone else imports your Python program, any code in it is executed on import.
 
 We'll talk more about imports and modules on day two, but let's look at a quick example.
 
diff --git a/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/_index.md b/website/content/02-introduction-to-python/_index.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ weight: 2
 
 Let's talk about the anatomy of a Python program, along with Python best practices like naming and commenting.
 
-Today you'll be learned all the foundational basics of Python. How to work with different data types, the Python control structures, best practices, and lastly an exercise in interacting with APIs.
+Today you'll be learning all the foundational basics of Python. How to work with different data types, the Python control structures, best practices, and lastly an exercise in interacting with APIs.
 
 # Day 1 Overview
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ By coding along with me in this workshop, you'll:
 * You’ll learn about the origins of Python, and how it can help you solve complex problems quickly.
 * Learn about the different data types Python has to offer, including tips on when and how to use each one.
 * Understand the control flow of Python programs - loops, boolean statements, if statements, and return statements.
-* Make your code more concise by writing reusable functions
+* Make your code more concise by writing reusable functions.
 * Learn to use Python packages from the standard library, as well as how to find and install external libraries.
 * Learn how to work with files on your filesystem by reading and writing to them.
 * Write programs that interact with APIs by sending requests and receiving responses.
diff --git a/website/content/03-intermediate-python/10-introduction/15-converting-between-types/10-exercise.md b/website/content/03-intermediate-python/10-introduction/15-converting-between-types/10-exercise.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ You can also use `float()` to convert strings into floating point numbers:
 3.1415
 ```
 
-Bonus tip: `int()` works great for converting floats as well, as long as don't care about the mantissa (the part after the decimal point):
+Bonus tip: `int()` works great for converting floats as well, as long as you don't care about the mantissa (the part after the decimal point):
 
 ```python
 >>> int(3.1415)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ A `str`ing can be considered as just a list of characters, so converting back an
 >>> str(my_list)
 ```
 
-Oops, that wasn't quite what we wanted. Running any object through `str()` will usually return a literal string of that object. What we want is to *join* the elements of the list (into a string). We can do that using any string's built-in `join()` method. In this case, we'll use an empty string:
+Oops, that wasn't quite what we wanted. Running any object through `str()` will usually return a literal string of that object. What we want is to *join* the elements of the list (into a string). We can do that using string's built-in `join()` method. In this case, we'll use an empty string:
 
 ```python
 >>> ''.join(my_list)
diff --git a/website/content/03-intermediate-python/20-advanced-looping/30-other-comprehensions.md b/website/content/03-intermediate-python/20-advanced-looping/30-other-comprehensions.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Or we could use f-strings to assemble a `dict` to keep game scores:
 {'player-0': 0, 'player-1': 0, 'player-2': 0, 'player-3': 0, 'player-4': 0}
 ```
 
-In the above, the f-string gets turned into the `dict` keys (`player-0`, etc.) and each value is set to 0. You can also operate on tuples for setting keys and values. For example, we'll use a list comprehension to create a list of tuples, then turn the tuples into `dict` keys and values:
+In the above example, the f-string gets turned into the `dict` keys (`player-0`, etc.) and each value is set to 0. You can also operate on tuples for setting keys and values. For example, we'll use a list comprehension to create a list of tuples, then turn the tuples into `dict` keys and values:
 
 ```python
 >>> my_list = [(f"player-{num}", num * 2) for num in range(0, 5)]
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Generator comprehensions can be beneficial in circumstances where you want to it
 
 ```python
 >>> list_comp = "[num for num in range(0, 10 ** 8)]"
+>>> import timeit
 >>> timeit.timeit(list_comp, number=1)
 7.578090285999998
 # Over 7 seconds just to assemble one huge list
diff --git a/website/content/03-intermediate-python/20-advanced-looping/70-zip.md b/website/content/03-intermediate-python/20-advanced-looping/70-zip.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ draft: false
 weight: 7
 ---
 
-It's often necessary to iterate over multiple lists simultaneously. Suppose we're keeping score of a game and we have two lists, one of names and one of scores:
+It's often necessary to iterate over multiple lists simultaneously. Suppose we're keeping score of a game and we have two lists, one for names and one for scores:
 
 ```python
 >>> names = ["Bob", "Alice", "Eve"]
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ The loop terminates even though there are more values in `names`. Here, Eve isn'
 We can also use `zip()` to quickly and easily create a `dict` from two lists. For example:
 
 ```python
+>>> scores = [42, 97, 68]
 >>> score_dict = dict(zip(names, scores))
 >>> print(score_dict)
 {'Bob': 42, 'Alice': 97, 'Eve': 68}
diff --git a/website/content/03-intermediate-python/60-command-line-tools/10-advanced-strings.md b/website/content/03-intermediate-python/60-command-line-tools/10-advanced-strings.md
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ Note how the second one is padded with extra spaces - the number is four charact
 Sometimes it's easier to break up large statements into multiple lines. Just prepend every line with `f`:
 
 ```python
+>>> name = 'Nina'
+>>> pi = 3.14
+>>> food = 'pie'
 >>> message = (
 ...     f"Hello, my name is {name}. "
 ...     f"I can calculate pi to two places: {pi:4.3}. "
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ Strings have a useful function for replacing characters - just call `replace()`
 
 ### `str.format()` and `%` formatting
 
-Python has two older methods of string formatting that you'll probably come across at some point. `str.format()` is the more verbose older cousin to f-strings - variables appear in brackets in the string but must be passed in to the `format()` call. For example:
+Python has two older methods for string formatting that you'll probably come across at some point. `str.format()` is the more verbose older cousin to `f-strings` - variables appear in brackets in the string but must be passed in to the `format()` call. For example:
 
 ```python
 >>> name = "Nina"
diff --git a/website/content/03-intermediate-python/70-tests/10-concept.md b/website/content/03-intermediate-python/70-tests/10-concept.md
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ For this class, we'll just be focusing on unit tests.
 
 ### Tests in the Real World™
 
-How is this helpful in the real world? Many companies that invest in software development maintain a CI/CD (Continuous Integration or Continuous Deployment) pipeline. This usually involves extensive unit tests, integration tests, and maybe even functional tests, which are set up to run automatically after (and sometimes even *before*) code is committed. If the tests fail, deployment can be stopped and the developers notified before broken code ever makes it to production servers. This can be complicated to set up properly, but saves an enormous amount of time in the long run, and helps to keep bugs from ever reaching your users.
+How is this helpful in the real world? Many companies that invest in software development maintain a CI/CD (Continuous Integration or Continuous Deployment) pipeline. This usually involves extensive unit tests, integration tests, and maybe even functional tests, which are set up to run automatically after (and sometimes even *before*) code is committed. If the tests fail, deployment can be stopped and the developers get notified before broken code ever makes it to production servers. This can be complicated to set up properly, but saves an enormous amount of time in the long run, and helps to keep bugs from ever reaching your users.
diff --git a/website/content/_index.md b/website/content/_index.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Watch the accompanying screencast via subscription on [FrontendMasters.com](http
 
 {{< figure src="/images/fem.png" title="Watch the course" link="https://frontendmasters.com/courses/python/">}}
 
-Stay up to date with me on <a href="https://linkedin.com/nnja" target="_blank"><i class='fab fa-linkedin'></i> LinkedIn</a>, or to contact me directly, please send me an email at <a href='ma&#105;lto&#58;&#108;e&#37;61r&#37;&#54;Ep%&#55;&#57;t%68on&#64;nn&#106;&#97;&#46;&#105;o'><i class='fa fa-envelope'></i>  lea&#114;npyt&#104;on&#64;nnja&#46;&#105;o</a>.
+Stay up to date with me on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nnja/" target="_blank"><i class='fab fa-linkedin'></i> LinkedIn</a>, or to contact me directly, please send me an email at <a href='ma&#105;lto&#58;&#108;e&#37;61r&#37;&#54;Ep%&#55;&#57;t%68on&#64;nn&#106;&#97;&#46;&#105;o'><i class='fa fa-envelope'></i>  lea&#114;npyt&#104;on&#64;nnja&#46;&#105;o</a>.
 
 You can find the content and exercises on the <a href="https://git.io/python3"><i class='fab fa-fw fa-github'></i>Github repo</a>.
 

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`204`	`204`	`8`
`205`	`205`	```
`206`	`206`
`207`		-The variable `new_number` now contains the result of running our `add_numbers` function with our arguments `3` and `8`.
	`207`	+The variable `new_number` now contains the result of running our `add_numbers` function with our arguments `3` and `5`.