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Vocabulary
Variable
string
Float number

Conditionals

Naming Conventions (cont)

Hold a value, can be change

If.....

If the statement is true then do

- 3my= "hi" -- cannot start with number

A list of

:then.....

command under then else do

- first name = "hi" -- no spaces allowed

number/letter/symbols

else.......

command under else

- first-name -- dashes are not accepted

Whole number/counting

while......

While this is true loop the command

number

under the conditional

Example8-Guessing game

loops forever

import random

The number in decimal

While

number

True

boolean

True/False

for each

For every item in the list repeat the

'panther', 'cougar', 'leopard']

Modulo

Fine the remainder

item in

command under the loop that many

name of

times. (a string is a list too)

random_item =

syntax

Grammar/structure of

integer

mylist = ['lion', 'cheetah',

list

lauguage
length

the length of the string

Rules for naming variable:

Function
print()

Naming Conventions

- letters

Show information that you want on the

screen

- numbers
- underscores (_)

random.choice(mylist)
Chances = 5
Score = 0
while Chances > 0:
print("Words:['lion',
'cheetah', 'panther', 'cougar',
'leopard']")

- can start with letters or underscores ONLY

- NO SPACES

user_guess = input("Guess a

input()

Gain information from user

Float()

Change to the decimal number

int()

change to the number integer

- _mystr

if user_guess == random_item:

str()

A list of number/letter/symbols

- my3

print("That's

len()

The length of the string

To note, no effect

""

Multi-line comment

Valid names:

Hello_there
Invalid names:

word: ")

correct!")
Score = Score+100
print("Chances
remaining",'',Chances)
random_item =
random.choice(mylist)
print("Score
is",'',Score)
else:

if user_guess in mylist:
print("Sorry, wrong
choice!")
Chances = Chances 1
print("Chances
remaining",'',Chances)
print("Score
is",'',Score)

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Example8-Guessing game (cont)

Example13- def printDefinitions (cont)

Example17-The largest value

else:

#argument

#write a function that returns the

print("Sorry, that

elif word == "argument":

largest of two values

print ("""

#name : max2

A argument is value that

#agruments: num1, num2

inside the blacket of the function

# return: largest value

is not even in the list!")

Chances = Chances 1
print("Chances
remaining",'',Chances)
print("Score
is",'', Score)
if Chances == 0:
print("Gameover",'',"The word
is",'',random_item)
print("Final score
is",'',Score)

Example13- def printDefinitions
def printDefinitions(word):

#variable

if word == "variable":
print ("""
A varible is value that can

""")

# write a functrion that returns

# function call

the largest of three values

elif word == "function call":

# name : max3

print ("""

#agrument: num1, num2, num3

A function call is

# return: largest value

something that make the function

run

if num1 >= num2:

""")

max_value = (num1)

#string

if num2 > num1:

elif word == "string":

max_value = (num2)

print ("""

return max_value

A string is list of
character

num1 = input('Enter the the first

value')

""")

num2 = input('Enter the the second

else:

value')

print("unknown word")

print (max2(num1,num2))

def max3(num1,num2,num3):

return
user_input=input("Enter word")
printDefinitions(user_input)

be change

def max2(num1,num2):

if num1 >= num2 and num1 >=

num3:
max_value = (num1)
if num2 > num1 and num2 >=

""")

num3:

#function

max_value = (num2)

elif word == "function":

if num3 >= num2 and num3 >=

print ("""

num1:

A function is block of

max_value = (num3)

quote can be reused

""")
#parameter
elif word == "parameter":
print ("""
A parameter is value that
inside the blacket of the function
""")

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Example17-The largest value (cont)
return max_value
num3 = input('Enter the the third

Multiplication & Exponents (cont)

ForLoop with List:

string ** number

CRASH!

forlist = [3, 4, 5, 2, 1]

number ** number

exponent(Math)

for item in forlist:

print(item)

value')
print (max3(num1,num2,num3))
Symbols

Addition
Example5-print out each item in list

string + string

squishes them together

string + number

CRASH!

mystr = "hello123"

number + number

math(addition)

numbers = [1,2,3,4,5,6]

==

equal to

!=

not equal to

<

less than

Important

<=

less than or equal to

True or anything =

True

>

greater than

False and anything =

False

>=

greater than or equal to

range(5) =

[0,1,2,3,4]

add

print("hello", "there")

#displays hello there

print (mixed)

subtract

print("hello" + "there")

#displays hellothere

letter_num = 0

multiply

"hi" + "there"

== "hithere"

while letter_num < len(mystr):

divide and quotient is float

"hi" * 5

== "hihihihihi"

//

divide and quotient is integer

while True:

# forever

print (numbers)
shoppinglist =

print (shoppinglist)
mixed = [1, 'hello', 2.5, True,
False]

print (mystr[letter_num])
letter_num = letter_num + 1
for myletterisawesome in mystr:

**

exponent

modulo: the remainder

While Loop with List:

thelist = [4, 3, 2, 1, 0]

Multiplication & Exponents

index = 0 # start at the first

string * string

CRASH!

item

math (multiply)

while index < len(thelist):

number *

['shoes','bags','pants','shirts']

print (thelist[index]) #prints

number
string *

combines the strings multiple

each item

number

time

index = index + 1

print(myletterisawesome)
for tientien in shoppinglist:
print(tiemtiem)
out = 0
for mrtim in shoppinglist:
out = out + 1

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Example10-Def / function

Example13.5- def printDefinitions + loop

def myprintnew(text, decoration):

def printDefinitions(word):

print(decoration + str(text) +
decoration)
return

Example13.5- def printDefinitions + loop

(cont)
A function call is

#variable

something that make the function

run

myprintnew(1, "+++")

if word == "variable":

""")

myprintnew('hello', '-=-=-=-=-=-=-

print ("""

#string

=-=')

A varible is value that can

elif word == "string":

myprintnew(1, "@@@@@@@")

be change
""")

Example12-Circle area
def areaOfCircle (r):
if r <= 0:
return "Error: invalid

#function

pi = 3.1415
area = pi*r**2
return area
user_radius = float(input("Enter
the radius: "))
print('The area of the circle is',
areaOfCircle(user_radius))
Example11 - doubleit
def doubleit(number):
return number * 2
print (doubleit(3))
print (doubleit(doubleit(4)))
myvar = 12

character
""")

print ("""

else:

A function is block of

print("unknown word")

""")

A string is list of

elif word == "function":

quote can be reused

radius"

print ("""

#parameter
elif word == "parameter":
print ("""
A parameter is value that
inside the blacket of the function

return
while True:

user_input=input("Enter
word")
printDefinitions(user_input)

""")
#argument

Example17.5-The largest value from list

elif word == "argument":

#write the function that returns

print ("""

the largest number in a list

A argument is value that

#name: maxlist

inside the blacket of the function

#argument:list

""")

#returns the largest value in the

# function call

list

elif word == "function call":

def maxlist(list):

print ("""

myvar = doubleit(myvar)

maxvalue = list[0]
for item in list:

myvar = doubleit(myvar)

if item > maxvalue:

print (myvar)

maxvalue = item

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Example17.5-The largest value from list

Example1-Spelling a string out in reverse

(cont)

code (cont)

return maxvalue

print ("Reverse: ", reverse)

mylist = [1,2,3,4,55,66,777,0,1]
print(maxlist(mylist))
Example18- Palindrome+loop
while True :

print(len(user_word))
if user_word == ("quit"):
break
reverse = ""
letter_num = 0
while letter_num <
len(user_word):
reverse =
user_word[letter_num] + reverse

letter_num = 0

print(True)

while letter_num < len(word):

print (2<3)
print (2 != 2)

print (user_word, "is

palindrome")
else:
print (user_word, "is not
palindrome")

reverse = word[letter_num] +
reverse
letter_num = letter_num + 1

user_number = input("Please enter

a number: ")
number = int(user_number)
countdown_string = ""
while number > 0:
countdown_string =
countdown_string + " " +
str(number)
number = number-1
print (countdown_string)

letter_num = letter_num + 1
if user_word == reverse:

reverse = ""
"""

Example3-Countdown Code

if user_word != ("quit"):

word = input("What is the word ?")

Example2-Using boolean

user_word = input("Enter your

word")

Example6

"""
for letter in word:
reverse = letter + reverse
print ("Reverse: ",reverse)
out = 0
for letter in word:
out = out + 1
print(out)
Example7-Convert to binary
user_number = input("Please enter
a number")

Example4-Print Name
name = jaja YOOYUEN
print (name.upper()) --- JAJA YOOYUEN
print (name.lower()) --- jaja yooyuen
print (name.capitalize()) --- Jaja yooyuen
print (name.title()) --- Jaja Yooyuen

number = int(user_number)
binary_string =''
while (number > 0):
remainder= number%2
binary_string =
str(remainder) + binary_string
number= number//2

Example1-Spelling a string out in reverse

code

print("Binary string is",

word = input("Type in an word: ")

binary_string)

reverse = ""
for letter in word:
reverse = letter + reverse

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Example9-Random and other

Example14-reverse (cont)
letter_num = letter_num + 1

random_int = random.choice(inlist)
print (inlist, '', random_int)
fplist =

Example15-palindrome
#create a function that will ask
user for a string
#and then say if that string is

(1.1,2.1,3.1,4.1,5.1,6.1,7.1)
random_fp = random.choice(fplist)
print (fplist, '', random_fp)
strlist =

palindrome or not
reverse = ""
letter_num = 0
word = input('type in a word: ')

('love','captain','verymuch')
random_str =
random.choice(strlist)
print (strlist, '', random_str)
mylist =

while letter_num < len(word):

reverse = word[letter_num] +
reverse
letter_num = letter_num + 1
if word == reverse:

(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,1.1,2.1,3.1,4.1,5.1,
6.1,7.1,'love','captain','verymuch'
)

(Prism) (cont)
area = b * h / 2

import random
inlist = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7)

Example16- Area(Triangle) and volume

print ("It is palindrome")

else:
print ("It is not palindrome")

random_item =
random.choice(mylist)

Example16- Area(Triangle) and volume

print (mylist, '', random_item)

(Prism)

return area
user_base = float(input('Enter the
base of the triangle: '))
user_height = float(input('Enter
the height of the triangle: '))
print ('The area of triangle is',
areaOfTriangle(user_base,
user_height))
#write a function that computes the
volume of a prism
#name: volumeOfPrism
#return: volume
def volumeOfPrism(b, h, l):
if user_length <= 0:
return "Error: invarid
radius"
volume = b * h * l / 2
return volume
user_length = float(input('Enter
the length of the prism: '))

myvar1 = 1

#write a function that computes the

myvar2 = 2

area of triangle

myvar3 = 3
varlist = (myvar1,myvar2,myvar3)
random_var =
random.choice(varlist)
print (varlist, '', random_var)
Example14-reverse
reverse = ""
letter_num = 0
word = input('type in a word: ')

#name: areOfTriangle

print('The volume of the prism

is',volumeOfPrism(user_base,
user_height, user_length))

#parameter: b, h
#return: area
def areaOfTriangle(b, h):
if user_base <= 0:
return "Error: invarid
radius"
if user_height <= 0:
return "Error: invarid
radius"

while letter_num < len(word):

reverse = word[letter_num] +
reverse

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Example18.5
'''
Apisara Yooyuen Jaja 5861004, 1005
'''
def isPalindrome(word):
reverse = ""
letter_num = 0
while letter_num < len(user_word):
reverse = user_word[letter_num] + reverse
letter_num = letter_num + 1
if word == reverse:
return True
else:
return False
while True :
user_word = input("Enter your word: ")
word = len(user_word)

if user_word == ("quit"):
break

if isPalindrome(user_word):
print(word)
print (user_word, "is palindrome")

else:
print(word)
print (user_word, "is not palindrome")

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