Learn to Program 2

Posted by Derek Banas on Jun 22, 2016 in Uncategorized, Web Design | 0 comments

In this tutorial we will cover more complicated problems while covering how looping works in Python. We’ll cover for, range, floats, order of operations, while, break, continue and more. Watch the Learn to program if you missed it.

I’m covering the many different types of common problems you will see when programming and with practice you’ll vastly improve at solving any problem. Don’t worry if you get anything wrong because that is part of the learning process. The code follows the video below.

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Code & Transcript

# Every program has the ability to perform actions on a list of
# values. The for loop can be used to do this.

# Each time we go through the loop variable i's value will be
# assigned the next value in our list

for i in [2,4,6,8,10]:
    print("i = ", i)

# We can also have range define our list for us. range(10) will
# create a list starting at 0 and go up to but not include
# the value passed to it.

for i in range(10):
    print("i = ", i)

# We can define the starting and ending value for range
for i in range(2, 10):
    print("i = ", i)

# You can use modulus to see if a number is odd or even
# If we divide an even by 2 there will be no remainder
# so if i % 2 == 0 we know it is true
i = 2
print((i % 2) == 0)

# ---------- PROBLEM : PRINT ODDS FROM 1 to 20 ----------
# Use a for loop, range, if and modulus to print out the odds

# Use for to loop through the list from 1 to 21

for i in range(1, 21):

# Use modulus to check that the result is NOT EQUAL to 0
# Print the odds

    if ((i % 2) != 0):
        print("i = ", i)

# ---------- WORKING WITH FLOATS ----------
# Floating point numbers are numbers with decimal values

your_float = input("Enter a float: ")

# We can convert a string into a float like this

your_float = float(your_float)

# We can define how many decimals are printed being 2
# here by putting :.2 before f
print("Rounded to 2 decimals : {:.2f}".format(your_float))

# ---------- PROBLEM : COMPOUNDING INTEREST ----------
# Have the user enter their investment amount and expected interest
# Each year their investment will increase by their investment +
# their investment * the interest rate
# Print out their earnings after a 10 year period

# Ask for money invested + the interest rate
money = input("How much to invest: ")
interest_rate = input("Interest Rate: ")

# Convert value to a float
money = float(money)

# Convert value to a float and round the percentage rate by 2 digits
interest_rate = float(interest_rate) * .01

# Cycle through 10 years using for and range from 0 to 9
for i in range(10):

    # Add the current money in the account + interest earned that year
    money = money + (money * interest_rate)

# Output the results
print("Investment after 10 years: {:.2f}".format(money))

# ---------- WORKING WITH FLOATS ----------
# When working with floats understand that they are not precise

# This should print 0 but it doesn't
i = 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 - 0.3
print(i)

# Floats will print nonsense beyond 16 digits of precision
i = .11111111111111111111111111111111
j = .00000000000000010000000000000001

print("Answer : {:.32}".format(i + j))

# ---------- ORDER OF OPERATIONS ----------
# When making calculations unless you use parentheses * and /
# will supersede + and -

print("3 + 4 * 5 = {}".format(3 + 4 * 5))

print("(3 + 4) * 5 = {}".format((3 + 4) * 5))

# ---------- THE WHILE LOOP ----------
# We can also continue looping as long as a condition is true
# with a while loop

# While loops are used when you don't know how many times
# you will have to loop

# We can use the random module to generate random numbers
import random

# Generate a random integer between 1 and 50
rand_num = random.randrange(1, 51)

# The value we increment in the while loop is defined before the loop
i = 1

# Define the condition that while true we will continue looping
while (i != rand_num):

    # You must increment your iterator inside the while loop
    i += 1

# Outside of the while loop when we stop adding whitespace
print("The random value is : ", rand_num)

# ---------- BREAK AND CONTINUE ----------
# Continue stops executing the code that remains in the loop and
# jumps back to the top

# Break jumps completely out of the loop

i = 1

while i <= 20:

    # If a number is even don't print it
    if (i % 2) == 0:
        i += 1
        continue

    # If i equals 15 stop looping
    if i == 15:
        break

    # Print the odds
    print("Odd : ", i)

    # Increment i
    i += 1

# ---------- PROBLEM : DRAW A PINE TREE ----------
# For this problem I want you to draw a pine tree after asking the user
# for the number of rows. Here is the sample program

'''
How tall is the tree : 5
    #
   ###
  #####
 #######
#########
    #
'''

# You should use a while loop and 3 for loops

# I know that this is the number of spaces and hashes for the tree
# 4 - 1
# 3 - 3
# 2 - 5
# 1 - 7
# 0 - 9
# Spaces before stump = Spaces before top

# So I need to
# 1. Decrement spaces by one each time through the loop
# 2. Increment the hashes by 2 each time through the loop
# 3. Save spaces to the stump by calculating tree height - 1
# 4. Decrement from tree height until it equals 0
# 5. Print spaces and then hashes for each row
# 6. Print stump spaces and then 1 hash

# Get the number of rows for the tree
tree_height = input("How tall is the tree : ")

# Convert into an integer
tree_height = int(tree_height)

# Get the starting spaces for the top of the tree
spaces = tree_height - 1

# There is one hash to start that will be incremented
hashes = 1

# Save stump spaces til later
stump_spaces = tree_height - 1

# Makes sure the right number of rows are printed
while tree_height != 0:

    # Print the spaces
    # end="" means a newline won't be added
    for i in range(spaces):
        print(' ', end="")

    # Print the hashes
    for i in range(hashes):
        print('#', end="")

    # Newline after each row is printed
    print()

    # I know from research that spaces is decremented by 1 each time
    spaces -= 1

    # I know from research that hashes is incremented by 2 each time
    hashes += 2

    # Decrement tree height each time to jump out of loop
    tree_height -= 1

# Print the spaces before the stump and then a hash
for i in range(stump_spaces):
    print(' ', end="")

print("#")

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# Every program has the ability to perform actions on a list of

# values. The for loop can be used to do this.

# Each time we go through the loop variable i's value will be

# assigned the next value in our list

for i in [2,4,6,8,10]:

print("i = ", i)

# We can also have range define our list for us. range(10) will

# create a list starting at 0 and go up to but not include

# the value passed to it.

for i in range(10):

print("i = ", i)

# We can define the starting and ending value for range

for i in range(2, 10):

print("i = ", i)

# You can use modulus to see if a number is odd or even

# If we divide an even by 2 there will be no remainder

# so if i % 2 == 0 we know it is true

i = 2

print((i % 2) == 0)

# ---------- PROBLEM : PRINT ODDS FROM 1 to 20 ----------

# Use a for loop, range, if and modulus to print out the odds

# Use for to loop through the list from 1 to 21

for i in range(1, 21):

# Use modulus to check that the result is NOT EQUAL to 0

# Print the odds

if ((i % 2) != 0):

print("i = ", i)

# ---------- WORKING WITH FLOATS ----------

# Floating point numbers are numbers with decimal values

your_float = input("Enter a float: ")

# We can convert a string into a float like this

your_float = float(your_float)

# We can define how many decimals are printed being 2

# here by putting :.2 before f

print("Rounded to 2 decimals : {:.2f}".format(your_float))

# ---------- PROBLEM : COMPOUNDING INTEREST ----------

# Have the user enter their investment amount and expected interest

# Each year their investment will increase by their investment +

# their investment * the interest rate

# Print out their earnings after a 10 year period

# Ask for money invested + the interest rate

money = input("How much to invest: ")

interest_rate = input("Interest Rate: ")

# Convert value to a float

money = float(money)

# Convert value to a float and round the percentage rate by 2 digits

interest_rate = float(interest_rate) * .01

# Cycle through 10 years using for and range from 0 to 9

for i in range(10):

# Add the current money in the account + interest earned that year

money = money + (money * interest_rate)

# Output the results

print("Investment after 10 years: {:.2f}".format(money))

# ---------- WORKING WITH FLOATS ----------

# When working with floats understand that they are not precise

# This should print 0 but it doesn't

i = 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 - 0.3

print(i)

# Floats will print nonsense beyond 16 digits of precision

i = .11111111111111111111111111111111

j = .00000000000000010000000000000001

print("Answer : {:.32}".format(i + j))

# ---------- ORDER OF OPERATIONS ----------

# When making calculations unless you use parentheses * and /

# will supersede + and -

print("3 + 4 * 5 = {}".format(3 + 4 * 5))

print("(3 + 4) * 5 = {}".format((3 + 4) * 5))

# ---------- THE WHILE LOOP ----------

# We can also continue looping as long as a condition is true

# with a while loop

# While loops are used when you don't know how many times

# you will have to loop

# We can use the random module to generate random numbers

import random

# Generate a random integer between 1 and 50

rand_num = random.randrange(1, 51)

# The value we increment in the while loop is defined before the loop

i = 1

# Define the condition that while true we will continue looping

while (i != rand_num):

# You must increment your iterator inside the while loop

i += 1

# Outside of the while loop when we stop adding whitespace

print("The random value is : ", rand_num)

# ---------- BREAK AND CONTINUE ----------

# Continue stops executing the code that remains in the loop and

# jumps back to the top

# Break jumps completely out of the loop

i = 1

while i <= 20:

# If a number is even don't print it

if (i % 2) == 0:

i += 1

continue

# If i equals 15 stop looping

if i == 15:

break

# Print the odds

print("Odd : ", i)

# Increment i

i += 1

# ---------- PROBLEM : DRAW A PINE TREE ----------

# For this problem I want you to draw a pine tree after asking the user

# for the number of rows. Here is the sample program

'''

How tall is the tree : 5

###

#####

#######

#########

'''

# You should use a while loop and 3 for loops

# I know that this is the number of spaces and hashes for the tree

# 4 - 1

# 3 - 3

# 2 - 5

# 1 - 7

# 0 - 9

# Spaces before stump = Spaces before top

# So I need to

# 1. Decrement spaces by one each time through the loop

# 2. Increment the hashes by 2 each time through the loop

# 3. Save spaces to the stump by calculating tree height - 1

# 4. Decrement from tree height until it equals 0

# 5. Print spaces and then hashes for each row

# 6. Print stump spaces and then 1 hash

# Get the number of rows for the tree

tree_height = input("How tall is the tree : ")

# Convert into an integer

tree_height = int(tree_height)

# Get the starting spaces for the top of the tree

spaces = tree_height - 1

# There is one hash to start that will be incremented

hashes = 1

# Save stump spaces til later

stump_spaces = tree_height - 1

# Makes sure the right number of rows are printed

while tree_height != 0:

# Print the spaces

# end="" means a newline won't be added

for i in range(spaces):

print(' ', end="")

# Print the hashes

for i in range(hashes):

print('#', end="")

# Newline after each row is printed

print()

# I know from research that spaces is decremented by 1 each time

spaces -= 1

# I know from research that hashes is incremented by 2 each time

hashes += 2

# Decrement tree height each time to jump out of loop

tree_height -= 1

# Print the spaces before the stump and then a hash

for i in range(stump_spaces):

print(' ', end="")

print("#")

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