Exercise Solutions for Real Python's "Python Basics: A Practical Introduction to Python 3" Book

In this code repository you find the solutions and sample implementations for the solutions and challenges posed in our Python Basics book. All solutions and sample files are ordered by chapter so you can quickly navigate to the code you're looking for.

In most cases, the solutions presented here represent just one way out of many that the exercises and challenges can be solved. If you find a better way to solve one of the exercises or challenges feel free to open an issue or pull request!

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Downloading the Files

With `git`

If you have git installed, the easiest way to access these files is to clone the repository to the directory of your choice:

$ git clone https://github.com/realpython/python-basics-exercises.git

Without `git`

Alternatively, you can download the entire repository as a .zip file from the repository's homepage using the green "Clone or download" button in the top right hand corner, or by clicking here.

Running the Solutions & Code Examples

To run the solution code and code examples, first make sure you have Python 3 installed on your machine. If you need help installing Python 3, check out our Python 3 Installation & Setup Guide.

Example: To run the 3-store-a-variable.py exercise, type python3 3-store-a-variable.py into your terminal. Here's how that looks, with output:

$ python3 ch03-first-python-program/3-store-a-variable.py
hello
hi

Note: Depending on your installation, you may need to type python3.9 or python39 to run the examples.

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