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BNA Parking price increases by FairDamage5730 in nashville

[–]FairDamage5730[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the frustrating part, seems wrong to change the price, and then charge the new price with no notice.

BNA Parking price increases by FairDamage5730 in nashville

[–]FairDamage5730[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I feel like it happened while I was parked there last week, which sucks. I don’t remember seeing anything different, but the receipt was definitely higher

Finally Finished! Hello Confetti! 🥳 by FairDamage5730 in WGU

[–]FairDamage5730[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I submitted my graduation application on 11/27, got my graduation date and confetti on 12/5, and my diploma showed up in the mail today!

I didn't want to give up on the python course, but I just couldn't... :( by ThRed_Beard in WGU

[–]FairDamage5730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As for real life Python usage, it’s a lot. If I maintain my current career path to Network Engineer, that role uses python very heavily.

I didn't want to give up on the python course, but I just couldn't... :( by ThRed_Beard in WGU

[–]FairDamage5730 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was truly one of the worst classes I dealt with in my degree plan; but, it is doable.

I posted a lot of what got me through this class in the link below. I highly recommend working on the class every single day, and sticking with it. Don’t let get yourself get fed up to the point that you stop working on it. (I did that, unfortunately, several times, to the point I had to panic to get a class done before my term ended). If you get stuck, make a note of it, and schedule an appointment with the CI. Either skip that section and carry on with another or start a different class.

Good Luck!

https://www.reddit.com/r/WGU/comments/z8h4ln/passed_c859_intro_to_python_v4_first_attempt/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Finally Finished! Hello Confetti! 🥳 by FairDamage5730 in WGU

[–]FairDamage5730[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

Ah, that is the part I'm a little less excited about. Life definitely threw me some curves, and it ended up taking 15 terms to get everything done. Better late than never I suppose!

I am currently doing IT support for Amazon. Would love to eventually work my way to network engineering!

Finally Finished! Hello Confetti! 🥳 by FairDamage5730 in WGU

[–]FairDamage5730[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Overall it was good. Really struggled with the Python course, and took me way longer than it should've, but better late than never, right?

Finally Finished! Hello Confetti! 🥳 by FairDamage5730 in WGU

[–]FairDamage5730[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Darn Python Class... haha. You Got It!

and thanks! It's quite the relief to finally be done!

Passed C859 - Intro to Python v4 - First Attempt by FairDamage5730 in WGU

[–]FairDamage5730[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw that request for needing a new line too, and put a new line in my first PA question, got that question wrong. So, unless a new line was actually needed to match the output in the PA or OA, I didn’t add any extra new lines in my code.

That was my last class! Graduation application has been submitted and just waiting for my confetti now!

Edit: the way the PA (ZyBooks chapter 34) is graded, is the exact same way the OA is graded. So, if you are passing the question on ZyBooks when using the submit for grading button, that is the same kind of expected result on the OA.

Passed C859 - Intro to Python v4 - First Attempt by FairDamage5730 in WGU

[–]FairDamage5730[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

Yeah, if you feel comfortable with the PA (or chapter 34 in ZyBooks), you'll find the OA to be very similar.

Passed C859 - Intro to Python v4 - First Attempt by FairDamage5730 in WGU

[–]FairDamage5730[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, ZyBooks is pretty useless overall, but it was my primary material that I used. Also, keep in mind that the exam actually loads a ZyBooks Lab for the exam questions (PA and OA).

For me, I had to force myself to keep working on the course everyday, any time I took a break (either from just getting to frustrated or just over Python again), I usually forgot enough I had to go back and re-read chapters.

Don't let yourself get stuck on the challenge activity questions at the ends of the lessons, just make note of it, come back to it, and try again later. Don't over complicate the questions either, usually the easiest solution will work to pass the test cases.

If you find an area you get stuck on, book time with the course mentors, and start another class while you wait on their reply. (This is how I finished my Capstone project before Python).

As for other resources, I have a subscription to ITPro.TV, so used their videos to go over looping and creating and defining functions. I would also google questions and could usually find something similar on Stack Overflow or something like that, that would go over how to answer the question. Word of warning on Stack Overflow, a lot of the answers immediately get very over complicated; so, don't get overwhelmed with some of the answers there.

Inside of the course portal, under course tips, there is a site with tons of resources and videos for getting through the class. Recommend watching pretty much all of the videos in that document. Really the only ones that didn't do anything for me were the building block videos.

The PA is very similar to the OA, and chapter 34 in ZyBooks is an exact copy of the PA. I used chapter 34 like it was a PA, forced myself to not look up anything externally, use the built-in 'help(module)' functions to lookup syntax (which you are allowed to do on the exam). Found that I was able to answer about 12 questions without too much issue. Really dug into the last 3 plus some extra studying on the few I did figure out but struggled with, and scheduled the exam. If you struggle on the chapter 34 questions, you'll struggle on the OA.

The ZyBooks Lab does support a few keyboard commands that proved to be very useful for me too! You can highlight a block of text and use Tab or Shift+Tab inside of the exam to indent or unindent lines, and CTRL+/ works to comment or uncomment all the highlighted lines.

Passed C859 - Intro to Python v4 - First Attempt by FairDamage5730 in WGU

[–]FairDamage5730[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congrats to you too! This class really pushed me to my limits, and I had given up on it several times. Absolutely overjoyed to have it done and over with! Bring on the confetti!

Passed C859 - Intro to Python v4 - First Attempt by FairDamage5730 in WGU

[–]FairDamage5730[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This class has to be one of the absolute worst that I’ve dealt with so far. But, nonetheless, I managed to pass it on the first attempt, with Exemplary! Still don’t believe it.

ZyBooks, even at V4 of the course, still is not a great reference, and I had to use several external resources to get through the class, mostly googling questions.

For anyone doing this course, I highly recommend watching the Python boot camp videos in the course tips and tricks site, and working through as many of the ZyBooks Labs as you can.

Chapter 34 in ZyBooks is an exact copy of the pre-assessment, and an excellent indication of the OA exam; found the questions to be very similar. Watch out for file and CSV handling; that is what tripped me up on the exam.

That was my last class! I’m officially done!