[Tutor] Best way to write this countdown code
Thanks in advance as I've gotten wordy.
I want to integrate the following working code into a website:
beef_quantity = 28 ## Set before campaign starts.
print('Original Beef Quantity: ') ## Displays the wording "Original
Beef Quantity: "
print (beef_quantity) ## Displays the beef quantity before order
beef_choice = 'Quarter_Beef' ## Based on Customer's choice
if beef_choice == 'Quarter_Beef':
print('Quarter Beef selected') ## Notice of beef quantity ordered
print('New Beef Quantity: ') ## Displays the wording "New beef quantity: "
new_beef_quantity = beef_quantity - 1 ## Updates the beef
quantity after order
print(new_beef_quantity) ## Displays the updated beef quantity after order
elif beef_choice == 'Half_Beef':
print('Half Beef selected') ## Notice of beef quantity ordered
print('New Beef Quantity: ') ## Displays the wording "New beef quantity: "
new_beef_quantity = beef_quantity - 2 ## Updates the beef
quantity after order
print(new_beef_quantity) ## Displays the updated beef quantity after order
else:
print('Whole Beef selected') ## Notice of beef quantity ordered
print('New Beef Quantity: ') ## Displays the wording "New beef quantity: "
new_beef_quantity = beef_quantity - 4 ## Updates the beef
quantity after order
print(new_beef_quantity) ## Displays the updated beef quantity after order
I also have two other similar code pieces (delivery.py and locker.py)
that I want to integrate, but I'll put them in other emails.
My end goal (which I still have to figure out) is to have the customer
click on three sections of radio buttons and enter two text fields
which will then display in an alert box where they can click a button
to send them to PayPal for payment. The other part of this is that
the number of available beef will countdown as each order is placed
until zero s available which will then display "Sold Out!" Not sure
if this is ALL python or part python and part javascript.
Again, Thank you.
Joe
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Re: [Tutor] Request for help with code
Funny using a text editorand showed indented in my browser. Won't
bother the list again.
On Tue, Nov 6, 2018, 17:32 Joel Goldstick On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 6:17 PM Joseph Gulizia
> wrote:
> >
> > Apologies for earlier errors when asking for help -- I am hopeful that
> this
> > shortened post displays properly:
> > The code is Python 2... trying to solve why loop doesn't stop at given
> > number of integersif I input request for 3 integersit keeps
> asking
> > for integer1...and keeps asking for input,,,so count isn't
> > workingtrying to figure out why. Pointers please.
> >
> > import sys
> >
> > target_int=raw_input("How many integers?")
> >
> > try:
> > target_int=int(target_int)
> > except ValueError:
> > sys.exit("You must enter an integer")
> >
> > # creates a collection (list) called ints
> >
> > ints=list()
> >
> > # keeps track of number of integers
> >
> > count=0
> >
> > # Keep asking for an integer until we have the required number
> >
> > while count > new_int=raw_input("Please enter integer{0}:".format(count+1))
> > isint=False
> > try:
> > new_int=int(new_int)
> > except:
> > print("You must enter an integer")
> > -
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 3:50 PM Joseph Gulizia
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I'm using the bookazine "The Python Book" First Edition on pages
> 13-14 it
> > > gives the code (listed further below).
> > >
> > > It asks for user to state a given number of integers (for example
> > > 4)...then user enters integers. It doesn't stop seeking input after
> the
> > > number requested thereby creating an infinite loop.
> > >
> > > -
> > > CODE
> > > -
> > >
> > > # Python Book Page_13.py
> > > # Joe G.
> > >
> > > # several comment lines explain the code below it.
> > > # Re-typing is good practice
> > >
> > > # We're going to write a program that will ask the user to input an
> > > arbitrary
> > > # number of intergers, store them in a collection, and then demonstrate
> > > how the
> > > # collection would be used in various control structures.
> > >
> > > # Used for the sys.exit function
> > > import sys
> > > # Requests number of intergers
> > > target_int=raw_input("How many intergers?")
> > > # By now, the variable target_int contains a string representtion of
> > > # whatever the user typed. We need to try and convert that to an
> interger
> > > but
> > > # be ready to # deal with the error if it's not. Otherwise the program
> > > will
> > > # crash
> > > # Begin the error check
> > > try:
> > > target_int=int(target_int)
> > > except ValueError:
> > > sys.exit("You must enter an interger")
> > > # creates a collection (list) called ints
> > > ints=list()
> > > # keeps track of number of intergers
> > > count=0
> > > # Keep asking for an interger until we have the required number
> > > while count > > new_int=raw_input("Please enter interger{0}:".format(count+1))
> > > isint=False
> > > try:
> > > new_int=int(new_int)
> > > except:
> > > print("You must enter an interger")
> > > # Only carry on if we have an interger. If not, we'll loop again
> > > # Notice below I use == which is different from =. The single equals
> sign
> > > is an
> > > # assignment operator whereas the double equals sign is a comparison
> > > operator. I would
> > > # call it a married eguals signbut whenever single is mentioned I
> have
> > > to mention marriage.
> > >
> > > if isint==True:
> > > # Add the interger to the collection
> > > ints.append(new_int)
> > > # Increment the count by 1
> > > count+=1
> > > # print statement ("using a for loop")
> > > print("Using a for loop")
> > > for value in ints:
> > > print(str(value))
> > > # Or with a while loop:
> > > print("Using a while loop")
> > > # We already have the total above, but knowing the len function is very
> > > # useful.
> > > total = len(ints)
> > > count = 0
> > > while count < total:
Re: [Tutor] Request for help with code
Apologies for earlier errors when asking for help -- I am hopeful that this
shortened post displays properly:
The code is Python 2... trying to solve why loop doesn't stop at given
number of integersif I input request for 3 integersit keeps asking
for integer1...and keeps asking for input,,,so count isn't
workingtrying to figure out why. Pointers please.
import sys
target_int=raw_input("How many integers?")
try:
target_int=int(target_int)
except ValueError:
sys.exit("You must enter an integer")
# creates a collection (list) called ints
ints=list()
# keeps track of number of integers
count=0
# Keep asking for an integer until we have the required number
while count
wrote:
> I'm using the bookazine "The Python Book" First Edition on pages 13-14 it
> gives the code (listed further below).
>
> It asks for user to state a given number of integers (for example
> 4)...then user enters integers. It doesn't stop seeking input after the
> number requested thereby creating an infinite loop.
>
> -
> CODE
> -
>
> # Python Book Page_13.py
> # Joe G.
>
> # several comment lines explain the code below it.
> # Re-typing is good practice
>
> # We're going to write a program that will ask the user to input an
> arbitrary
> # number of intergers, store them in a collection, and then demonstrate
> how the
> # collection would be used in various control structures.
>
> # Used for the sys.exit function
> import sys
> # Requests number of intergers
> target_int=raw_input("How many intergers?")
> # By now, the variable target_int contains a string representtion of
> # whatever the user typed. We need to try and convert that to an interger
> but
> # be ready to # deal with the error if it's not. Otherwise the program
> will
> # crash
> # Begin the error check
> try:
> target_int=int(target_int)
> except ValueError:
> sys.exit("You must enter an interger")
> # creates a collection (list) called ints
> ints=list()
> # keeps track of number of intergers
> count=0
> # Keep asking for an interger until we have the required number
> while count new_int=raw_input("Please enter interger{0}:".format(count+1))
> isint=False
> try:
> new_int=int(new_int)
> except:
> print("You must enter an interger")
> # Only carry on if we have an interger. If not, we'll loop again
> # Notice below I use == which is different from =. The single equals sign
> is an
> # assignment operator whereas the double equals sign is a comparison
> operator. I would
> # call it a married eguals signbut whenever single is mentioned I have
> to mention marriage.
>
> if isint==True:
> # Add the interger to the collection
> ints.append(new_int)
> # Increment the count by 1
> count+=1
> # print statement ("using a for loop")
> print("Using a for loop")
> for value in ints:
> print(str(value))
> # Or with a while loop:
> print("Using a while loop")
> # We already have the total above, but knowing the len function is very
> # useful.
> total = len(ints)
> count = 0
> while count < total:
>print(str(ints[count]))
>count +=1
>
> count = 0
> while count < total:
> print(str(ints[count]))
> count += 1
>
> ---
> END OF CODE
> ---
> Sample output:
>
> How many integers?3
> Please enter integer1:1
> Please enter integer1:2
> Please enter integer1:3
> Please enter integer1:a
> You must enter an integer
> Please enter integer1:4
> Please enter integer1:5
> Please enter integer1:6
> Please enter integer1:b
> You must enter an integer
> Please enter integer1:
> (Keeps Looping)
>
> Thanks in advance
> Joe
>
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[Tutor] Request for help with code
I'm using the bookazine "The Python Book" First Edition on pages 13-14 it
gives the code (listed further below).
It asks for user to state a given number of integers (for example 4)...then
user enters integers. It doesn't stop seeking input after the number
requested thereby creating an infinite loop.
-
CODE
-
# Python Book Page_13.py
# Joe G.
# several comment lines explain the code below it.
# Re-typing is good practice
# We're going to write a program that will ask the user to input an
arbitrary
# number of intergers, store them in a collection, and then demonstrate how
the
# collection would be used in various control structures.
# Used for the sys.exit function
import sys
# Requests number of intergers
target_int=raw_input("How many intergers?")
# By now, the variable target_int contains a string representtion of
# whatever the user typed. We need to try and convert that to an interger
but
# be ready to # deal with the error if it's not. Otherwise the program will
# crash
# Begin the error check
try:
target_int=int(target_int)
except ValueError:
sys.exit("You must enter an interger")
# creates a collection (list) called ints
ints=list()
# keeps track of number of intergers
count=0
# Keep asking for an interger until we have the required number
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[Tutor] Complications Take Two (Long) Frustrations.
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Re: [Tutor] Python Book recomandation!
I've found Snake Wrangling for Kids http://code.google.com/p/swfk/ by Jason Biggs an easy, fun and understandable free e-book. I also have started reading Head First Programming from O'Reilly which teaches programming using Python. I have others also but those two have been the easiest to read. YouTube also has many tutorials...some quite good. Joe On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 5:04 PM, David Hutto smokefl...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Eric Hamiter ehami...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Daniel, As a fellow complete beginner, I have actually started a web site that details just this. I'm learning as I go and have tried to put together a curriculum of sorts that will helpfully guide other newbies as well, and reinforce what I'm learning for myself. http://letslearnpython.com/ Pardon my own plug, but you are exactly the audience member I am targeting. Everything I recommend with the exception of a paperback book is free to access. I'm adding more lessons as I go, and hopefully as I progress, I can make more specific recommendations. You are off to a great start by asking this list; I've found the people here are very friendly and extremely knowledgeable. Thanks, Eric On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Daniel asmosis.aste...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I recently browsed the BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers section of the Python website, but I have a question regarding it. With what book I should start learning Python? Or should I take them in the order they are presented there on the website?I have no previous programming experience, thanks. Have a great day! ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor I've done several, including Byte Of Python, as well as Dive into python, and this is the best so far: inventwithpython.com/IYOCGwP_book1.pdf Although each individually might not make you an immediate expert. Each helps you gain knowledge by repeating some of what you know, and then offering a different program in which these fundamentals operate. So the more you practice the fundamentals within the books,(and don't forget the online tutorials available), the more user friendly Python becomes. . ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
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