- Go to Dummies.com Coding All-in-One page, and click the link to Codecademy.
- If you have a Codecademy account, sign in.
Creating an account allows you to save your progress as you work, but it’s optional.
- Navigate to and click Python Syntax to practice some basic Python commands.
Background information is presented in the upper-left portion of the site, and instructions are presented in the lower-left portion of the site.
- Complete the instructions in the main coding window.
- After you have finished completing the instructions, click the Save and Submit Code button.
If you have followed the instructions correctly, a green checkmark appears, and you proceed to the next exercise. If an error exists in your code, a warning appears with a suggested fix. If you run into a problem, or have a bug you cannot fix, click the hint, use the Q&A Forum, or tweet
@nikhilgabraham
and include the hashtag#codingFD
. Additionally, you can sign up for updates and explanations for changes to programming language commands.