What you'll build
Open a fresh Colab notebook, run two cells, save it to your Drive, and share the link. Ten minutes of friction-free practice before week 1 begins.
Requirements
The must-do parts. If any are missing, we'll ask you to take another pass.
- Open a new notebook at colab.research.google.com and rename it to
pysprout-hello. - In the first cell, run
print("Hello, my name is <your name>.")— replace with your real name. - In a second cell, store any number in a variable and print it.
- Save the notebook to your Google Drive (File → Save) and set sharing to *Anyone with the link can view*.
Bonus, if you're feeling brave
- Add a comment line above each cell explaining what it does.
- Print a small jollof recipe — three ingredients on three lines.
Examples
What your program should look like when it runs. Lines starting with $ are typed by you; the rest is your program.
What your cells should produce
Hello, my name is Kojo Mensah.
27How we'll grade it
Four checks, four points. Three or above is passing — we'll ask you to revise anything we can't tick.
| Check | What we look for | Pt |
|---|---|---|
| It runs | Both cells executed and show output below them. | 1 |
| Personalized | The greeting uses your real name, not the placeholder. | 1 |
| Shareable link | I can open the notebook from the URL you submit. | 1 |
| Saved properly | Notebook lives in your Drive, not just the local tab. | 1 |