W4 1st Programming Assignment - Some Confusion with the labeling

Hi,

On the cell with def initialize_parameters_deep(layer_dims), L is defined as the number of layers including the input layer.

On the cell with def L_model_forward(X, parameters), L seems to be the number of layers excluding the input. That’s because it’s derived from parameters which already excludes the input layer.

I eventually figured out that they’re different despite using the same term layers, but I wonder if anybody else found it confusing initially.

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Hi, welcome to the community.
This is something that has been brought up by past learners of the course. Perhaps, it will be updated in a new version of the assignment. Thanks for voicing it out.

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