Checking collapsed cell persistence with new ex format

Author: TeraMika

Python Lessons/Python Lesson 1.ipynb

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
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-    "# Print at least one variable to show they're remembered by Python.\n"
+    "# Print at least one variable to show they're remembered by Python across cells.\n"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -542,8 +542,10 @@
     "\n",
     "Remember to print a statement to ask what your user should enter into the space.\n",
     "\n",
-    "`print(\"Please enter your favourite colour: \")\n",
-    "fav_colour = input()`  \n",
+    "```\n",
+    "print(\"Please enter your favourite colour: \")  \n",
+    "fav_colour = input()\n",
+    "```\n",
     "OR  \n",
     "`fav_colour = input(\"Please enter your favourite colour: \")`"
    ]
@@ -641,23 +643,35 @@
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-    "\n",
     "# Exercise 3 -- Roll the dice\n",
     "\n",
+    "<img src=\"Images/die.png\" alt=\"A red die, with 6 shown on top.\" />\n",
     "\n",
-    "Now that we've asked the user for their name and information, let's add a random die roll to that code.\n",
+    "Now that we've asked the user for their name and some information, let's add some dice rolls to that code.  \n",
     "\n",
-    "Some extra things you can add:\n",
-    "    - Add multiple dice, or change the number of sides on the dice\n",
-    "    - Display the results of these dice, added together  (use of `str()`)\n",
-    "    - Ask the user for input about the type or number of dice  (use of `int()`)\n",
-    "    \n",
-    "<img src=\"Images/die.png\" alt=\"A red die, with 6 shown on top.\" />\n",
-    "   \n",
-    "   \n",
-    "And remember! You can only concatenate strings (`str()`) and only use integers (`int()`) in maths functions.\n",
+    "There's a new structure for exercises here: a short description of the desired outcome, and if you get stuck there's a step-by-step cell collapsed below.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Roll some dice and do something with the results of these dice. What you do is up to you!\n",
+    "\n",
+    "As an extension, ask the user for input on what size each die should be. Get the average of the rolls and print it out.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Remember, you can only concatenate strings (`str()`) and can only use integers (`int()`) in maths functions.  \n",
+    "We'll need this random number generation later on, so you'll either want to really commit it to memory or be ready to come back here another time to grab it!"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "Step-by-Step\n",
     "\n",
-    "We'll need this random number generation in later lessons, so you'll either want to *really* commit it to memory or be ready to come back here at another time to grab it!"
+    "1) In three separate variables, store three random integers.  \n",
+    "2) Display the results of these rolls. Then add the results together and display that too.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Extension\n",
+    "\n",
+    "1) Take the user input, convert it to an integer and use it as an argument in randint().  \n",
+    "2) The average is the sum of the rolls divided by how many there are."
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -668,10 +682,9 @@
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-    "# Some ideas to help you along\n",
+    "# To help you along...\n",
     "\n",
-    "# sensible_name = int(input(\"How many sides to your die? \"))  # to make sides an integer\n",
-    "roll_1 = random.randint(1, 10)  # or between 1 and input, (1, sensible_name)\n",
+    "roll_1 = random.randint(1, 10)\n",
     "roll_2 = None\n",
     "# ...\n",
     "total = None"
@@ -689,7 +702,7 @@
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     "\n",
-    "# Conditionals\n",
+    "# Conditions\n",
     "\n",
     "<img src=\"images/conditionals.png\" alt=\"A road sign, directing left for True and right for False.\" />  \n",
     "\n",
@@ -744,10 +757,14 @@
     "\n",
     "# Exercise 4 -- True or false?\n",
     "Try some of the following statements:  \n",
-    "`a = 5        a+b == b+a  \n",
+    "\n",
+    "```\n",
+    "a = 5         a+b == b+a  \n",
     "b = 10        a-b == b-a  \n",
     "a > b         a*b == b*a  \n",
-    "a < b         a/b != b/a  `  \n",
+    "a < b         a/b != b/a\n",
+    "```  \n",
+    "\n",
     "What do you expect them to be (True or False)?  \n",
     "Feel free to experiment with some other comparisons."
    ]