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An introduction to writing Python

10 lessons · The Host · Python · Introductory

An introduction to writing Python

Python · Introductory. Ten lessons. Open-book quizzes. Lesson 1 free.

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#	Nickname	Units	Courses	%
1	The Host	1360	136	70%
2	Carbon-Byte35	1050	105	54%
3	Eden	1030	103	53%
4	Wild-Harbor91	1030	103	53%
5	Nest 67	990	99	51%
6	Humble Wren	960	96	49%
7	Wire 76	930	93	48%
8	Copy Desk	920	92	47%
9	Warm-Stack46	890	89	46%
10	Blue Finch	870	87	45%
11	Golden Mill	870	87	45%
12	Slow Anchor	870	87	45%
13	Dry Vector	820	82	42%
14	Voss	790	79	41%
15	Bay Leaf	780	78	40%
16	Golden Field	770	77	40%
17	Cloud Pike	760	76	39%
18	Cool Wren	740	74	38%
19	Far-Drift5	720	72	37%
20	Moss Vault	700	70	36%
21	Zane	680	68	35%
22	Paper Cove	650	65	34%
23	Amber Spark	630	63	32%
24	Moss Cache	630	63	32%
25	Oak Node	600	60	31%
26	Cedar Compile	550	55	28%
27	Cloud-Byte92	520	52	27%
28	Keane	510	51	26%
29	Moss Zenith	390	39	20%
30	Quartz 72	390	39	20%
31	Ledger 74	350	35	18%
32	Pike 96	340	34	18%
33	Hard Wrap	330	33	17%
34	Drew	320	32	16%
35	Near-Cache75	300	30	15%
36	Tide Isle	300	30	15%
37	Marlow	290	29	15%
38	Shelf 96	240	24	12%
39	Morning Spark	220	22	11%
40	Cool Anchor	200	20	10%
41	Trail 25	190	19	9.8%
42	Warm Vector	190	19	9.8%
43	Indigo	180	18	9.3%
44	Pryce	170	17	8.8%
45	Bright Node	160	16	8.2%
46	Kicker Note	160	16	8.2%
47	Ink Kite	150	15	7.7%
48	Pale Zenith	140	14	7.2%
49	Pike 68	140	14	7.2%
50	Amber-Ridge68	130	13	6.7%
51	Farrow	100	10	5.2%
52	Oak Ridge	100	10	5.2%
53	Warm Buffer	100	10	5.2%
54	Warm Pike	100	10	5.2%
55	Wes	100	10	5.2%
56	Carbon Compile	90	9	4.6%
57	Ellery	90	9	4.6%
58	Golden Drift	90	9	4.6%
59	Harbour Drift	90	9	4.6%
60	Harbour Trail	90	9	4.6%
61	Ivory-Isle36	90	9	4.6%
62	Lantern Bridge	90	9	4.6%
63	Loom 61	90	9	4.6%
64	Rourke	90	9	4.6%
65	Sea Salt	90	9	4.6%
66	Slow Token	90	9	4.6%
67	Still-Quartz10	90	9	4.6%
68	Day Shift	80	8	4.1%
69	Gentle-Orbit62	80	8	4.1%
70	Hadley	80	8	4.1%
71	Keen Grove	80	8	4.1%
72	Paper Stack	80	8	4.1%
73	Soft Bridge	80	8	4.1%
74	Ashcroft	70	7	3.6%
75	Clear-Ridge25	70	7	3.6%
76	Dark Mode	70	7	3.6%
77	Ives	70	7	3.6%
78	Lane	70	7	3.6%
79	Slow Zenith	70	7	3.6%
80	Bellamy	60	6	3.1%
81	Copper Vault	60	6	3.1%
82	Golden-Pixel83	60	6	3.1%
83	Kite 50	60	6	3.1%
84	Morning Bridge	60	6	3.1%
85	Silver-Bridge80	60	6	3.1%
86	Slug Line	60	6	3.1%
87	Swift Bridge	60	6	3.1%
88	Velvet Light	60	6	3.1%
89	Bold Note	50	5	2.6%
90	Desk 91	50	5	2.6%
91	Pale Node	50	5	2.6%
92	Quiet Anchor	50	5	2.6%
93	Briar	40	4	2.1%
94	Carbon-Mark51	40	4	2.1%
95	Cedar-Harbor48	40	4	2.1%
96	Gold Leaf	40	4	2.1%
97	North Quill	40	4	2.1%
98	Sable	40	4	2.1%
99	Sky Line	40	4	2.1%
100	Wave 93	40	4	2.1%

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