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    "# Homework 0\n",
    "\n",
    "_[General assignment information](https://python-public-policy.afeld.me/en/{{school_slug}}/assignments.html)_\n",
    "\n",
    "## One-time setup\n",
    "\n",
    "Please do the following:\n",
    "\n",
    "- [Add your name pronunciation and pronouns]({{name_tool_url}})\n",
    "- [Set your profile photo in {{lms_name}}]({{lms_profile_pic_url}})\n",
    "- Add your profile photo in Ed, the discussion tool\n",
    "   1. [Open Ed]({{discussions_url}})\n",
    "   1. Click the icon in the top right\n",
    "   1. Click Settings\n",
    "   1. Add your photo\n",
    "{% if id == 'columbia' -%}\n",
    "- Open [{{lms_name}} notification settings](https://courseworks2.columbia.edu/profile/communication) and enable the following:\n",
    "   - Grading\n",
    "   - Submission Comment\n",
    "- Share your Google Colab folder\n",
    "   1. Open [Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/)\n",
    "   1. If you are signed into multiple Google accounts, [switch](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1721977) to your Columbia one\n",
    "   1. [Share the `Colab Notebooks` folder](https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7166529) with [the instructor and {{assistant_name}}](https://python-public-policy.afeld.me/en/{{school_slug}}/syllabus.html#instructor-information) as a `Commenter`\n",
    "      - Uncheck `Notify people`\n",
    "{%- endif %}\n",
    "\n",
    "## Tutorials\n",
    "\n",
    "1. Watch [Crash Course Computer Science: Statements & Functions](https://thecrashcourse.com/courses/programming-basics-statements-functions-crash-course-computer-science-12/)\n",
    "1. Do [Learn Python](https://www.learnpython.org/)'s Learn the Basics. You can skip the chapters on:\n",
    "    - Functions\n",
    "    - Classes and Objects\n",
    "    - Modules and Packages\n",
    "1. Read about:\n",
    "    - [Working with Lists and Dictionaries](https://web.archive.org/web/20230113111903/https://www.section.io/engineering-education/lists-and-dictionaries-python/)\n",
    "    - [Errors and exceptions](https://swcarpentry.github.io/python-novice-inflammation/09-errors.html)\n",
    "\n",
    "It's important that you have a good understanding of these fundamentals - otherwise, the rest of the course will be hard to follow. If you're feeling lost / find the rest of this assignment challenging, try going through the corresponding topics in one of [the Python resources](https://python-public-policy.afeld.me/en/{{school_slug}}/resources.html#python-fundamentals) in the next week or so.\n",
    "\n",
    "## Coding\n",
    "\n",
    "### Getting input\n",
    "\n",
    "To get information from a user, we can use Python's [`input()`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#input) function. Run this cell and try it out:"
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    "word = input(\"Give me a word: \")\n",
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    "`input()` box not (always) showing up? See [common issues](https://python-public-policy.afeld.me/en/{{school_slug}}/assignments.html#common-issues)."
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    "### Step 0: Mad lib\n",
    "\n",
    "You are going to make a (short) interactive [mad lib](https://hobbylark.com/party-games/How-to-Make-Your-Own-Mad-Libs). Use a paragraph of a story or the chorus from a song, or make one up. Prompt for each of the words (\"noun\", \"verb\", \"vehicle\", etc.), then once they are all entered, it output the mad lib with the provided words filled in. You will be using multiple `inputs()` and string concatentation."
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    "### Numeric input\n",
    "\n",
    "`input()` always returns a string. To get a number from a user in Python, you need to [convert that input into a integer](https://realpython.com/python-input-integer/) (or float). Run these cells in order to try it out:"
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    "num = input(\n",
    "    \"Pick a number, any number. Please enter the value without commas or decimals. > \"\n",
    ")\n",
    "num"
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    "type(num)"
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    "int(num)"
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    "### Step 1: Unemployment benefit eligibility assessment\n",
    "\n",
    "We will now make an interactive tool to assess people for unemployment benefits. We will use a simplified set of rules. To be elegible, one must:\n",
    "\n",
    "- Have lost employment\n",
    "- Have made at least $10,000 in the past year\n",
    "    - Ask for their salary rather than as a yes-or-no question\n",
    "- Be ready, willing and able to work immediately\n",
    "- Be actively seeking work\n",
    "\n",
    "The program should then print `\"You are eligible\"` or `\"You are not eligible\"`. You will need:\n",
    "\n",
    "- `input()`s\n",
    "- `int()`\n",
    "- Conditional(s)"
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    "Now [turn in the assignment](https://python-public-policy.afeld.me/en/{{school_slug}}/assignments.html).\n",
    "\n",
    "## Tutorials, Continued\n",
    "\n",
    "[Kaggle](https://www.kaggle.com/) is a data science platform that has various [tutorials](https://www.kaggle.com/learn/overview) and [competitions](https://www.kaggle.com/competitions), which you may want to go back to later. You are welcome to create a Kaggle account to save your progress, but it's not required.\n",
    "\n",
    "Kaggle, like {{coding_env_name}}, is built around Jupyter notebooks. They are not _exactly_ the same, but will feel similar. Do the following Kaggle tutorial. You do not need to turn this in.\n",
    "\n",
    "- [Creating, Reading, and Writing with Pandas](https://www.kaggle.com/residentmario/creating-reading-and-writing)\n",
    "\n",
    "## Participation\n",
    "\n",
    "Reminder about the [between-class participation requirement](https://python-public-policy.afeld.me/en/{{school_slug}}/syllabus.html#participation)."
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