EXERCISE 1: Store user details in variables

• Variables
• Common data types
• String concatenation and string formatting

Task 1: Create variables to store your name and the maximum number of cards you want to practice each session. Choose sensible names for these variables (e.g. name, max_cards) and initialise each of them with a value of the appropriate data type.

• What data type should the variable name be?
• What data type should the variable max_cards be?

Task 2: Use the + operator to display your name after the string “My name is “, e.g.

My name is Alex Ubuntu

Task 3: Use the , separator to display the maximum number of cards you want to practice per session, e.g.

I want to practice at most 20 cards per session.

Task 4: Rewrite the code you wrote in Task 2 and Task 3 with f-string syntax

Run and check: Run your code in the terminal to make sure it works with the command

$ python flashcards_app.py

You should see your welcome message along with the strings displaying your name, age and first language, e.g.

Welcome to my learning app!
My name is Alex Ubuntu.
I want to practice at most 20 cards per session.

Read through and add comments: Add any comments in your code that will help you understand it when you come back to it later.

Save your progress: Commit with a descriptive message, e.g. “EXERCISE 1: Store user details in variables” and save your work to Github with the standard Git workflow.

(Re)read the guides:

• Variables
• Common data types
• String concatenation and string formatting

# Created by: Alex Ubuntu
# Date: 01.01.2026
# Purpose: A personal flashcard trainer to help with learning

# Welcome message
print("Welcome to your personal flashcard trainer!")

# Variables (Task 1)
name = "Alex Ubuntu"
max_cards = 20

# With + operator (Task 2)
# Need to add spaces explicitly
print("My name is " + name)

# With , operator (Task 3)
# Spaces already included by default
print("I want to practice at most", max_cards, "cards per session") 

# Created by: Alex Ubuntu
# Date: 01.01.2026
# Purpose: A personal flashcard trainer to help with learning

# Welcome message
print("Welcome to your personal flashcard trainer!")

# Variables (Task 1)
name = "Alex Ubuntu"
max_cards = 20

# Using f-strings (Task 4)
print(f"My name is {name}")
print(f"I want to practice at most {max_cards} cards per session")

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