Lab overview

A composite data type is any data type that comprises primitive data types. If you like food, you can visualize a composite data type as a turducken, which is a dish that consists of a chicken that is stuffed into a duck, which is stuffed into a turkey. In this lab, you will create a data type that consists of a string that is in a dictionary, which is in a list.

In this lab, you will:

Use numeric data types
Use string data types
Use the dictionary data type
Use the list data type
Use a for loop
Use the print() function
Use the if statement
Use the else statement
Use the import statement

Creating a car inventory data

Comma-separated values (CSV) is a file format that's used to store tabular data, such as data from a spreadsheet. You will work with the CSV file from the following block.

From the menu bar, choose File > New File.

This action creates an untitled file.
Choose File > Save As..., and save the file as car_fleet.csv
Copy and paste the following text block into the car_fleet.csv file and save the file.
```
vin,make,model,year,range,topSpeed,zeroSixty,mileage
TMX20122,AnyCompany Motors, Coupe, 2012, 335, 155, 4.1, 50000
TM320163,AnyCompany Motors, Sedan, 2016, 240, 140, 5.2, 20000
TMX20121,AnyCompany Motors, SUV, 2012, 295, 155, 4.7, 100000
TMX20204,AnyCompany Motors, Truck, 2020, 300, 155, 3.5, 0
```
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