[Tutor] [Fwd: Re: python problem - help!!]

[bhaaluu]

> print 'testvar: %.2f' % testvar
> Output:
> testvar: 10.0123

Should be:
print 'testvar: %.4f' % testvar
Output:
testvar: 10.0123

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bhaaluu at gmail dot com


On 9/24/07, bhaaluu <bhaaluu at gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I ran the code sample you sent and found a couple of errors
> that wouldn't let the code run.
>
> The first error has to do with variable assignment.
> When you assign a variable, it is usually on the left and
> what you want to assign to it is on the right. See Lines 25,29.
>
> The second error has to do with the first error in a way.
> See Line 41.  '%d' is a placeholder for an integer.  '%2d' ?
> '%s' is a placeholder for a string.
> What "type" is the variable 'team'?
> (Hint: print type(team))
>
> '%.2f' is a placeholder for a float displaying
> two places to the right of decimal point.
> Example:
> testvar = 10.012345
> print 'testvar: %.2f' % testvar
> Output:
> testvar: 10.01
> print 'testvar: %.2f' % testvar
> Output:
> testvar: 10.0123
>
> As far as the maths in your program? I can't say.
> Perhaps if you get the program running, you can figure them out?
>
> Debugging tips:
> A cheap debugger that can be used
> as you create your program can
> be as simple as the following:
>
> variable = value   # assign a variable a value
> print variable   # display the value
> print type(variable)   # display the variable 'type'
> raw_input()   # breakpoint: (Pause. Press <Enter> to Continue...)
>
> --
> bhaaluu at gmail dot com
>
> On 9/24/07, Chris <balderas at whtvcable.com> wrote:
> > It's not a homework problem it is a practice problem to figure out how to
> > code, to be able to do the assignments...
> >
> >
> > Chris wrote:
> > > If I sent you the problem can you build it so I know what it is suppose to
> > > look like?  I've spend too much time it, and made it worse...all I know is
> > > that it does not produce the wanted results and is missing a loop...
> > >
> > > The worse part is that I did not find anything that can help me among the
> > > hundreds of websites I visited...
> >
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