Python Basic Structures: Lists, Strings, and Files
1st Module
a.
import sys
numbers = sys.argv[1:]
for i in range(len(numbers)):
numbers[i] = int(numbers[i])
for i in range(len(numbers)):
if numbers[i] > 10:
numbers[i] = '*'
print(numbers)
b.
import sys
my_list = sys.argv[1:]
if len(my_list) < 5:
print(my_list * 3)
else:
print(my_list)
c.
import sys
strings = sys.argv[1:]
strings.sort()
print(strings[0])
d.
import sys
numbers = sys.argv[1:]
for i in range(len(numbers)):
numbers[i] = int(numbers[i])
next_number = numbers[-1] + 1
numbers.append(next_number)
numbers.append(next_number + 1)
print(numbers)
e.
import sys
number = int(sys.argv[1])
data = [[0 for i in range(number)] for j in range(number)]
for i in range(number):
data[i][i] = 1
# Print the 2D list row by row without square brackets and
commas
for row in data:
print(" ".join(map(str, row)))
2nd Module
a.
# Get user input
user_input = input()
# Get the first and last character
first_char = user_input[0]
last_char = user_input[-1]
# Print the output with context
print(f"{first_char} is the first character and {last_char} is the
last character")
b.
# Get user input
user_input = input()
# Get the length of the user input
length = len(user_input)
# Print the string repeated by its length for the same number
of lines
for _ in range(length):
print(user_input * length)
c.
txt = input()
second_string = ""
for char in txt:
if char.islower():
second_string += "l"
elif char.isupper():
second_string += "u"
else:
second_string += "-"
print(second_string)
d.
# Get user input
txt = input()
# Find the midpoint of the string
midpoint = len(txt) // 2
# Print the first half and the second half
print(txt[:midpoint])
print(txt[midpoint:])
e.
# Get user input
txt = input()
# Initialize the swapped string
swapped = ""
# Swap characters two at a time
for i in range(0, len(txt), 2):
swapped += txt[i+1] + txt[i]
# Print the swapped string
print(swapped)
3rd Module
a.
import sys
test_file = sys.argv[1]
with open(test_file, "r") as file:
lines = file.readlines()
num_lines = len(lines)
num_chars = sum(len(line) for line in lines)
print(f"{num_lines} lines")
print(f"{num_chars} characters")
b.
import sys
test_file = sys.argv[1]
with open(test_file, "r") as file:
lines = file.readlines()
# Initialize variables to hold the sum of each column
sums = [0, 0, 0, 0]
num_rows = 0
# Loop through each line in the CSV file
for line in lines:
# Split the line by commas and convert to floats
columns = list(map(float, line.strip().split(',')))
# Add the values to the corresponding sum
for i in range(4):
sums[i] += columns[i]
num_rows += 1
# Calculate and print the average for each column
averages = [s / num_rows for s in sums]
print(" ".join(map(str, averages)))
c.
import sys
test_file = sys.argv[1]
with open(test_file, "r") as file:
lines = file.readlines()
# Reverse the lines and print them
for line in reversed(lines):
print(line.strip())
d.
import sys, csv
test_file = sys.argv[1]
with open(test_file, "r") as file:
reader = csv.reader(file, delimiter='\t')
next(reader) # Skip the header row
oldest_person = None
oldest_age = -1
# Loop through the rows and find the oldest person
for row in reader:
name, age, career = row
age = int(age) # Convert age to an integer
if age > oldest_age:
oldest_age = age
oldest_person = name
print(f"The oldest person is {oldest_person}.")
e.
import sys, csv
test_file = sys.argv[1]
with open(test_file, "r") as file:
reader = csv.reader(file)
next(reader) # Skip the header row
cities_southern_hemisphere = []
# Loop through the rows and find cities in the Southern
Hemisphere
for row in reader:
city, country, latitude, longitude = row
latitude = float(latitude) # Convert latitude to a float
if latitude < 0: # Check if the latitude is in the Southern
Hemisphere
cities_southern_hemisphere.append(city)
# Print the cities in the Southern Hemisphere
print(f"The following cities are in the Southern Hemisphere:
{', '.join(cities_southern_hemisphere)}.")
