Contents
- daysOfWeek.py
- fibs2.py
- fibs.py
- friends.py
- handling_bad_input.py
- wheeloffortune.py
daysOfWeek.py 1/6
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# Example illustrating list operations: concatenation and iteration
# by Sara Sprenkle
weekDays = ["Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri"]
weekendDays = ["Sat", "Sun"]
# combine two lists into one
daysOfWeek = weekDays + weekendDays
print("The Days of the Week:")
# iterate through elements of list
for day in daysOfWeek:
print(day)
print("\nAGAIN!")
# iterate through positions of list
for x in range(len(daysOfWeek)):
print(daysOfWeek[x])
print()
# reorganizing days of week to start on a Sunday
daysOfWeek = weekendDays[-1:] + weekDays + weekendDays[:1]
extractWeekend = daysOfWeek[:1] + daysOfWeek[-1:]
print("Extracted weekend: ", extractWeekend)
extractWeekend2 = [daysOfWeek[0], daysOfWeek[-1]]
print("Extracted weekend: ", extractWeekend2)
notExtractedWeekend = daysOfWeek[0] + daysOfWeek[-1]
print("Does not work: ", notExtractedWeekend)
fibs2.py 2/6
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# Example of creating a list of the appropriate size
# Computes the first SIZE Fibonacci numbers
# Tradeoff of using more space (the list) for easier implementation
# Sara Sprenkle
SIZE = 15
print("This program generates the first", SIZE, "Fibonacci numbers")
# creates a list of size 15, containing all 0s
fibs = [0]*15
fibs[0] = 0
fibs[1] = 1
for x in range(2, len(fibs)):
newfib = fibs[x-1]+fibs[x-2]
fibs[x] = newfib
print(fibs)
# To print out the list, individually (instead of as a list)
print("Printing elements of list: ")
for num in fibs:
print(num, end=" ")
print()
fibs.py 3/6
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# Example of appending to a list
# Computes the first SIZE Fibonacci numbers
# Tradeoff of using more space (the list) for easier implementation
# Sara Sprenkle
SIZE = 15
print("This program generates the first", SIZE, "Fibonacci numbers")
# create an empty list
fibs = []
# append the first two Fibonacci numbers
fibs.append(0)
fibs.append(1)
# compute the next 13 Fibonacci numbers
for x in range(SIZE-2):
newfib = fibs[-1]+fibs[-2]
fibs.append(newfib)
# print the Fibonacci numbers as a list
print(fibs)
# To print out the list, individually (instead of as a list)
print("Printing elements of list: ")
for num in fibs:
print(num, end=" ")
print()
friends.py 4/6
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# These are the people I know
# by Sara Sprenkle
friends = ["Alice", "Bjorn", "Casey", "Duane", "Elsa", "Farrah"]
for name in friends:
print("I know " + name + ".")
print("{:s} is a friend of mine.".format(name))
print("Those are the people I know.")
# TODO: write using range in for loop
#
handling_bad_input.py 5/6
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# Demonstrates a different way to handle multiple bad inputs
# Extra program, not covered in class. Another example to
# help improve your coding skills.
# by Sara Sprenkle
WMIN = 2
WMAX = 80
HMIN = 2
HMAX = 20
WIDTH_INPUT = "Enter a width (" + str(WMIN) + "-" + str(WMAX) + "): "
HEIGHT_INPUT = "Enter a height (" + str(HMIN) + "-" + str(HMAX) + "): "
width = eval(input(WIDTH_INPUT))
height = eval(input(HEIGHT_INPUT))
error = False
errorMessage = "\nError: \n"
# What does the following code do?
if width < WMIN or width > WMAX:
error = True
errorMessage += "\tWidth (" +str(width) + ") is not within range (" + str(WMIN) + "-" + str(WMAX) + ")\n"
if height < HMIN or height > HMAX:
error = True
errorMessage += "\tHeight (" +str(height) + ") is not with range ("+ str(HMIN) + "-" + str(HMAX) + ")\n"
if error:
print(errorMessage)
wheeloffortune.py 6/6
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# Wheel of Fortune
# Just for funzies...
# By Sara Sprenkle
PHRASE="Computational Thinkers".upper()
# PHRASE = ""
PROMPT="Enter a letter or try to solve the puzzle: "
TITLE_WIDTH=50
# print out a nice header
print("*"*TITLE_WIDTH)
print("WHEEL".center(TITLE_WIDTH))
print("OF".center(TITLE_WIDTH))
print("FORTUNE!".center(TITLE_WIDTH))
print("*"*TITLE_WIDTH )
# Display the current puzzle.
# All the alphabetical characters are displayed as underscores.
displayedPuzzle = ""
for char in PHRASE:
if char.isalpha():
displayedPuzzle += "_"
else:
displayedPuzzle += char
print ("The puzzle:", displayedPuzzle)
print()
print ("Let's get started!")
# how many guesses it took to get it right
numGuesses = 1
guess = input(PROMPT)
while guess.lower() != PHRASE.lower() :
# TODO: modify to keep track of previous guesses and let user
# know if their guess was already made.
if len(guess) == 1 and guess.isalpha():
numOccurences = PHRASE.count(guess) + PHRASE.count(guess.swapcase())
if numOccurences > 0:
print ("There are", numOccurences, guess + "'s", "in the phrase")
# fill in puzzle
updatedpuzzle=""
for pos in range(len(PHRASE)):
if PHRASE[pos] == guess or PHRASE[pos] == guess.swapcase():
updatedpuzzle += PHRASE[pos]
else:
updatedpuzzle += displayedPuzzle[pos]
displayedPuzzle = updatedpuzzle
print ("\nThe puzzle is", displayedPuzzle)
else:
print ("Sorry, there are no", guess + "'s", "in the word")
elif len(guess) != 1:
# assumes that the user tried to solve the puzzle but got it wrong.
print ("\tSorry, that is not correct.")
else:
print ("\tError: You must guess a letter.")
print()
guess = input(PROMPT)
numGuesses += 1
print ("Congratulations! You solved the puzzle in", numGuesses, "guesses")
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