Exercise 3

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Exercise 3 hints

Here are a few things that may be helpful in completing Exercise 3.

General tips

1. Start by cloning your personal Exercise 3 repository on your (cloud) computer. See :doc:`instructions for using git from Lesson 2. <../L2/git-basics.rst>`__
2. Remember to commit your changes often!
3. Follow carefully the instructions about variable names and other details (this week’s exercises will bee graded automatically!)
4. Ask for help in Slack and/or come to the practical sessions if you get stuck :)

Combining strings

In case you have forgotten, string variables can be added together. For example,

a = "Taco "
b = "time"
c = a + b
print(c)

Nested if statements

In some cases it might be useful to have nested if statements, meaning that you have another layer of conditions after the first condition resolves to True.

Take a look of following example:

 season = "Winter"
 temperature = 10

 if season == "Winter":

     if temperature > 7:
         print("No need for winter jacket!")

     else:
         print("It might be cold! Wear a proper jacket!")

elif season == "Summer":

     if temperature > 20:
         print("It's warm! Time to wear shorts!")

     else:
         print("Well this is Finland, better wear long trousers!")
else:
     print("Check the weather forecast!")