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Robot Quest tutorial

Guide Bit the robot with real Python: walk, turn, collect gems and reach the flag.

10 lessonsabout 6 h

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Step by step

Give commands one after another.

1 First stepsHow do you tell a computer exactly what to do?2 TurningHow do you change direction, and how does a program describe it?3 Collecting gemsHow do you plan a longer program that has more than one goal?

Loops

Repeat commands without copying them.

4 Repeat with forHow do you repeat a command without writing it again and again?5 Patterns in a loopHow do you find the part of a task that repeats?6 Loops inside loopsWhat if the repeating part itself contains a repeat?

Decisions and functions

Write one program that works on many maps.

7 Look first: ifHow can one program handle different situations?8 Keep going: whileHow do you repeat something when you don't know how many times?9 New commands: defHow do you teach the computer a new command?10 Final: any mazeCan you write one program that solves mazes it has never seen?