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Q and A for Section 4.4

Q and A for Section 4.4. CS 106, Fall 2014. Q1. Q: The syntax for an if statement (or conditional statement ) is: if _______________ : _____________ A: if <boolean expression>: <body>. Q2.

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Q and A for Section 4.4

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  1. Q and A for Section 4.4 CS 106, Fall 2014

  2. Q1 Q: The syntax for an if statement (or conditional statement) is: if _______________ : _____________ A: if <boolean expression>: <body>

  3. Q2 Q: Write code that prints out "Brilliant!" if the value in variable food is "spam". A: if food == "spam": print "Brilliant!"

  4. Q3 Q: What happens if the value of food is "bubble and squeak"? A: Nothing.

  5. Q4 Q: Write code to print "Brilliant!" if food is "spam" and how_preparedis "on toast". A: if food == "spam" and how_prepared == "on toast": print "Brilliant!" (or...) What if we don't like it on toast?

  6. Q5 Q: Write code to print "Brilliant!" if food is "spam" and how_prepared is "on toast", and to print "Awesome!" if how_prepared is "in a casserole". A: if food == "spam": if how_prepared == "on toast": print "Brilliant!" if how_prepared == "in a casserole": print "Awesome!"

  7. Q6 Q: An if-else statement has this format: if _____________ : ___________ else: ___________ A: <boolean expression>; <if body>; <else body>

  8. Q7 Q: Suppose you have a function is_prime(x) that returns True if x is a prime number. Write code to add xto a list primes if xis prime and to a list non_primesotherwise. A: if is_prime(x): primes.append(x) else: non_primes.append(x)

  9. Q8 Q: Write code that prints "NaN" if the list nums is empty or, otherwise, computes and prints the average of the list of floats. A: if len(nums) == 0: print "NaN" else: print sum(nums) / len(nums)

  10. Non-booleans used as booleans Q: In the “for the guru” on page 142, there is code if not dinner:. Can you explain that? A: Why, yes. Yes, I can. The pattern is if <boolean expression>: So, if the expression given is not a boolean (dinner is a string), then it is converted to a boolean, as if bool(dinner) were called. In general, if a value is empty (“” or []), the value is False; else, True.

  11. Q9 Q: Write code that prints "Let's go" if the variable response equals either 'y' or 'yes'. A: if response in ('y', 'yes'): print "Let's go" (not if response == 'y' or 'yes' !!)

  12. Q10 Q: You are given a long string gen containing only As, Gs, Ts, and Cs. Write code to count the number of As and the number of Gs in the string. countAs = 0 countGs = 0 for ch in gen: if ch == 'A': countAs += 1 elif ch == 'G': countGs += 1

  13. Q11 Q: You have 2 operands, op1 and op2, and an operator, op, that is one of '+', '-', '*', '/'. Write code to compute the correct result into res. A: if op == '+': res = op1 + op2 elif op == '-': res = op1 - op2 elif op == '*': res = op1 * op2 elif op == '/': res = op1 / op2

  14. Q12 Q: What can we do to the previous code to print out "Oops!" if op contains a bad value? A: Add else: print 'Oops!'

  15. Q13 Q: Rewrite this code using if-elif: if i < 7: do_something(i) else: if j > 9: do_something_else(j) A: if i < 7: do_something(i) elifj > 9: do_something_else(j)

  16. Nested if vs. elif Q: When would you prefer an if nested inside an else, over using an elif. A: An if-else is a binary decision: there are two choices. An if-elif-elif-else is an n-way decision: some variable can belong to n different “groups” or “classes”. If you are comparing a variable n to something, and then in one of the results have to “classify” some other variable, use a nested if.

  17. Q14 Q: Write code to print out a student's letter grade, based on the value in score. Pick your own scale. A: if score > 92: print 'A' elif score > 85: print 'B' elif score > 77: print 'C' elif score > 70: print 'D' else: print 'F'

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