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First step: give a number a name

Scenario

You are a data scientist. A small clinic counted 12 patients this morning. We want Python to remember that number for us.

Question

Put the number 12 into a box called patients, then ask Python to show it.

Your task

Read the first line: patients is the name of our box
The = sign puts 12 into that box
print(patients) shows the number inside the box

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1. Choose your dataset

Pick an industry and a size. Your code and results change to match.

IndustrySize

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First step: give a number a name

Put the number 12 into a box called patients, then ask Python to show it.

In [1]:

Your code cell is below. Press Check my answer to run the cell — the result appears as Out [1].

python editormorning_count

Snippets

💡 Explain my whole code, line by line (hover any word in the editor for a tip)

🌈 In short — no coding words

📂 Opens the "morning_count" table→✅ Shows you the answer

Altogether: this script runs top to bottom, one line at a time, building up the answer step by step.

Start typing to see suggestions. Press Enter to use one. Red marks show the line to fix. Drag a bottom corner horizontally and vertically to resize.

Type your code here ↓Tap or click inside the box to start

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Dataset & schema

morning_count

IndustryDataset size

The tiny starter data. Bigger data scrolls.

Fields

patients
12

One column is one kind of information. One row is one observation.

attempts: 0

▶ Output terminal

$ Press “Check my answer” — results appear here.

Your next steps

Each item turns green when your answer includes it.

2 left

Makes a box named patients
Shows what is in the box