The fast lane

Unit 2 — Packages and documentation

Outcome: inspect an installed package and its authoritative documentation instead of guessing APIs from memory.

Learners locate the active package, inspect its version and public interfaces, distinguish source code from generated output, and verify one behavior with a tiny executable example. The unit establishes the habit used throughout the course: inspect, test, then integrate.

Learning contract

The evidence must name the active interpreter, package location, package version, inspected symbol, and one observed behavior. A copied example that uses a different installed version is not sufficient.

Artifact

Submit the executed notebook with the inspection result and the smallest reproducible example. Do not include access tokens, machine-specific home paths, or copied environment files.

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