Topic 8 Common Pitfalls in BS1009

Figure 8.1: An Apt Programming Meme

Throughout my TA-ing sessions in BS1009, I’ve noticed a few rather common programming mistakes that beginning Pythonists tend to make.

For this reason, I think it’s best to create a section dedicated to these common programming mistakes and how to fix them (so that these same beginning Pythonists don’t end up making the same mistake over and over again without understanding why Python won’t run their code).

Without further ado, let’s begin!