[HANDS-ON BUG] Custom template does not process system message correctly in chat template

[ArnoldIOI]

Describe the bug
In the custom chat template example provided in smol-course, unit1/2.md, advanced-template-customization, the system_message variable is set inside a for loop:

custom_template = """
{%- for message in messages %}
    {%- if message['role'] == 'system' %}
        {%- set system_message = message['content'] %}
    {%- endif %}
{%- endfor %}
{%- if system_message is defined %}
<|system|>{{ system_message }}<|end|>
{%- endif %}
... (rest omitted)
"""

However, due to Jinja2 scoping rules, variables set inside a loop are not accessible outside that loop's scope. As a result, system_message will not be defined in the template body outside the loop, and the system message will not be rendered properly.

To Reproduce
add a system message to the debug_messages, and watch the formatted text in the output, no system message will be shown

# Example usage
debug_messages = [
    {"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant."}, # add a system message
    {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"},
    {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hi there!"}
]

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