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Kal El

Hey guys me again
Feel like I ask you alot, I just find the info you give me super helpful.
So I have to work out a programme with nested loops. The loops I have to use are For and While and usually I figure out how to get it to work this has me completely bamboozled.
I need to get enter 5 numbers under 99 and get a average after every number entry I need to valid it is under 99 and greater than 0. Everything Ive tried has failed epically

Ziycon

Can you show us what you have so far and what errors you're getting?

Buford T Justice

Kal El wrote: »

Hey guys me again
Feel like I ask you alot, I just find the info you give me super helpful.
So I have to work out a programme with nested loops. The loops I have to use are For and While and usually I figure out how to get it to work this has me completely bamboozled.
I need to get enter 5 numbers under 99 and get a average after every number entry I need to valid it is under 99 and greater than 0. Everything Ive tried has failed epically

So you want us to just do your homework for you without you showing us any attempt?

Kal El

Buford T Justice wrote: »

So you want us to just do your homework for you without you showing us any attempt?

What I have never asked that. I always do my own thing first and see where I stand. What would be the point of getting someone else to do my homework
The reason I havent posted code is because Im still trying to figure it out by myself, I always post code when I get that far.

MarkR

OK, break it down to steps, and then figure out the order it needs to be done, and the conditions required to get there.

Buford T Justice

Kal El wrote: »

What I have never asked that. I always do my own thing first and see where I stand. What would be the point of getting someone else to do my homework
The reason I havent posted code is because Im still trying to figure it out by myself, I always post code when I get that far.

Like has been said, post what you've tried so far. If you can't make sense of it maybe someone else can. From the outside it reads very like you want it done for you.

Kal El

Buford T Justice wrote: »

Like has been said, post what you've tried so far. If you can't make sense of it maybe someone else can. From the outside it reads very like you want it done for you.

Nope, sorry if it came across that way. I will post the code when I get it to work
By work I mean work my way. I thought I would have it by now since making the post but other assignments were more pressing

Berserker

In agreement with the others can you post what you have done so far. It'll be easier for us to give you guidance if you do.

Kal El

Berserker wrote: »

In agreement with the others can you post what you have done so far. It'll be easier for us to give you guidance if you do.

num1 = int(input("Number 1: "))
num2 = int(input("Number 2: "))
num3 = int(input("Number 3: "))
num4 = int(input("Number 4: "))
num5 = int(input("Number 5: "))
while num1 in range(1,100) :
    while num2 in range(1,100):
        while num3 in range(1,100):
            while num4 in range(1,100):
                while num5 in range(1,100):
                    print(num1+num2+num3+num4+num5)
                    print(num1)

So Ive started this but I know its wrong. I have tried other ways putting the inputs between the loop. Like this is my recent attempt.
This is obviously just the actual input part. I have been trying to figure that out before going onto the validation.
I tried it with the for loop aswell.
Like I know Ive gone massively the wrong way with this, tomorrow I have 5 hours free in the lab so Ill probably figure out where I went wrong and Im probably just complicating everything .

Idleater

Kal El wrote: »

Like I know Ive gone massively the wrong way with this, tomorrow I have 5 hours free in the lab so Ill probably figure out where I went wrong and Im probably just complicating everything .

Out loud speak what you have just typed.

While something.....

Ask yourself what is that something, when does that something change and when will it stop.

As a next step read out loud your assignment. While reading it, make note of each time you are asked to count something.

That's a start.

Berserker

Ok, you seem to be trying to do too many things at once. Take a step back and review the problem. Break it into single steps. Forget about the writing the code.

Fill out the following. To solve this problem, I need to :

1) Read in a value a number of times.
2) Check that it is within a certain range of values.
3)

Just one thing, are you required to use a 'while' and 'for' loop or a 'while' or 'for' loop?

Giblet

I would break it up even further. You need to think of code like building blocks

Here are your requirements, try think of code examples that can do each step on their own, then try to combine them.

Store a number from input

Maintain a list of previous inputs

Repeat until I have all the inputs I need

Check the average of a list of numbers

Print a number

These building blocks can be used to create your program.

Kal El

Ok so thanks for the replies. It helped me figure out what I was doing wrong
I had misread what he asked for in the assignment, I presumed he wanted Nested but he didnt. I knew what I was doing was wrong
He just wanted code like

While x <5
if ----
--
--
else

Which I know how to do

Sephiroth_dude

Is it Java you are writing it in?

pillphil

python, I think

Anesthetize

Kal El wrote: »

num1 = int(input("Number 1: "))
num2 = int(input("Number 2: "))
num3 = int(input("Number 3: "))
num4 = int(input("Number 4: "))
num5 = int(input("Number 5: "))
while num1 in range(1,100) :
    while num2 in range(1,100):
        while num3 in range(1,100):
            while num4 in range(1,100):
                while num5 in range(1,100):
                    print(num1+num2+num3+num4+num5)
                    print(num1)

Five nested while loops?? If I saw that in a code review I would cry Also your use of range() is incorrect.

Here's a hint: you can achieve what you want to do by using a one while loop nested inside one for loop.

Kal El

Anesthetize wrote: »

Five nested while loops?? If I saw that in a code review I would cry Also your use of range() is incorrect.

Here's a hint: you can achieve what you want to do by using a one while loop nested inside one for loop.

Thanks for the reply buddy, when I re-read the question I figured it out in a few mins. Was doing a assignment for another class and have a teething baby so couldnt focus on this one. It was 100% my own fault, felt so stupid when I looked at the question

Buford T Justice

Kal El wrote: »

Thanks for the reply buddy, when I re-read the question I figured it out in a few mins. Was doing a assignment for another class and have a teething baby so couldnt focus on this one. It was 100% my own fault, felt so stupid when I looked at the question

Happens to the best of us that does......

Kal El

So Im doing some practice questions for my exams and this one has me thrown.

january = ("The Next Month Is: February")
february = ("The Next Month Is: March")
march = ("The Next Month Is: April")
april = ("The Next Month Is: May")
may = ("The Next Month Is: June")
june = ("The Next Month Is: July")
july = ("The Next Month Is: August")
august =("The Next Month Is: September")
september = ("The Next Month Is: October")
october = ("The Next Month Is: November")
november = ("The Next Month Is: December")
december = ("The Next Month Is: January")
def calendar():
    month = input("Enter Month: ")
    if month == "january":
        print (january)
    elif month == "february":
        print (february)
    elif month == "march":
        print (march)
    elif month == "april":
        print (april)
    elif month == "may":
        print (may)
    elif month == "june":
        print (june)
    elif month == "july":
        print (july)
    elif month == "august":
        print (august)
    elif month == "september":
        print (september)
    elif month == "october":
        print (october)
    elif month == "november":
        print (november)
    else month == "december":
        print (december)
calendar()

It all works fine till the else, then I get a invalid syntax :mad:
Any ideas whats wrong

Buford T Justice

Kal El wrote: »

So Im doing some practice questions for my exams and this one has me thrown.

january = ("The Next Month Is: February")
february = ("The Next Month Is: March")
march = ("The Next Month Is: April")
april = ("The Next Month Is: May")
may = ("The Next Month Is: June")
june = ("The Next Month Is: July")
july = ("The Next Month Is: August")
august =("The Next Month Is: September")
september = ("The Next Month Is: October")
october = ("The Next Month Is: November")
november = ("The Next Month Is: December")
december = ("The Next Month Is: January")
def calendar():
    month = input("Enter Month: ")
    if month == "january":
        print (january)
    elif month == "february":
        print (february)
    elif month == "march":
        print (march)
    elif month == "april":
        print (april)
    elif month == "may":
        print (may)
    elif month == "june":
        print (june)
    elif month == "july":
        print (july)
    elif month == "august":
        print (august)
    elif month == "september":
        print (september)
    elif month == "october":
        print (october)
    elif month == "november":
        print (november)
    [B]else month == "december":[/B]
        print (december)
calendar()

It all works fine till the else, then I get a invalid syntax :mad:
Any ideas whats wrong

Why are you running an evaluation on the else statement? Judging by your code, by the time you get to it, it will only be december.

I'm not a python guru but will the following work

..... lots of if statements
else print (december)

Alternatively, the following will cater for invalid entries...

january = ("The Next Month Is: February")
february = ("The Next Month Is: March")
march = ("The Next Month Is: April")
april = ("The Next Month Is: May")
may = ("The Next Month Is: June")
june = ("The Next Month Is: July")
july = ("The Next Month Is: August")
august =("The Next Month Is: September")
september = ("The Next Month Is: October")
october = ("The Next Month Is: November")
november = ("The Next Month Is: December")
december = ("The Next Month Is: January")
def calendar():
    month = input("Enter Month: ")
    if month == "january":
        print (january)
    elif month == "february":
        print (february)
    elif month == "march":
        print (march)
    elif month == "april":
        print (april)
    elif month == "may":
        print (may)
    elif month == "june":
        print (june)
    elif month == "july":
        print (july)
    elif month == "august":
        print (august)
    elif month == "september":
        print (september)
    elif month == "october":
        print (october)
    elif month == "november":
        print (november)
    elif month == "december":
        print (december)
    else print ("Invalid input detected")
calendar()

Kal El

Buford T Justice wrote: »

Why are you running an evaluation on the else statement? Judging by your code, by the time you get to it, it will only be december.

I'm not a python guru but will the following work

..... lots of if statements
else print (december)

Thanks buddy, the invalid entry is the perfect way for me

Idleater

Kal El wrote: »

Thanks buddy, the invalid entry is the perfect way for me

Yeah, the way you finished the else actually had an enexpected if like statement (month == December or something).

That's just python complaining at you, and sometimes it is a bit vague (I program in python for work) so you have to get used to that.