Re: [Tutor] PLEASE HELP
On 2018-04-12, Scharrer, Brianna wrote: > Applications of basic language syntax > > Date/time string parsing > > Time stamps on data are often recorded in the standard ISO date > and time format as shown below > > -mm-ddThh:mm:ss > > 2018-01-02T18:31:16 > 6:31pm on January 2, 2018 > > 1999-02-14T21:02:37 > 9:02pm on February 14, 1999 > > Write code that when given a datetime string and outputs a > human readable version exactly in the format specified below. I disagree that the first version isn't human readable. It is both human readable and stores the date/time in lexicographic order, which is extremly useful for both humans and machines. > [Morning, Noon, Afternoon, Evening, or Night], X:XX[am or pm] on [Month as a > word] [day], [year] > > E.g. 1999-02-14T21:02:37 would be ?Night, 9:02pm on February 14, 1999? You will need to ask for clarification from your teacher for the deliniation between morning, noon, afternoon, evening and night. There's no international standard I'm aware of. > > Do not use any datetime string function, though depending on > your language they would be useful to do this in practice. They certainly would! > Hint: you?ll have to cast strings to integers in order to > perform the if statements which place [Morning, Noon?], [am or > pm] and [Month as a word] appropriately. With the exception of converting string to integer (as Alan discussed) I recommend using a dictionaries for conversion, rather than if statements, if you're allowed. -- Neil Cerutti ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] PLEASE HELP
> On Apr 13, 2018, at 09:24, Neil Cerutti wrote: > > On 2018-04-12, Scharrer, Brianna wrote: >> Applications of basic language syntax >> >> Date/time string parsing >> >> Time stamps on data are often recorded in the standard ISO date >> and time format as shown below >> 1999-02-14T21:02:37 > 9:02pm on February 14, 1999 >> >> Write code that when given a datetime string and outputs a >> human readable version exactly in the format specified below. > > I disagree that the first version isn't human readable. It is > both human readable and stores the date/time in lexicographic > order, which is extremly useful for both humans and machines. Don’t nitpick the definition of “human readable;” it isn’t relevant to the assignment and just serves to confuse the student. Using the phrase “human readable” is just a poor choice for describing the assignment parameters: changing from one format to another (ISO -> “standard English” (for lack of a better description of the target format). That’s the only thing that matters in this context. For the assignment, think about the following: How to separate the date from the time How to separate the -MM-DD into discreet variables How to convert the digit month into a Full name (e.g, convert 2 -> February) How to convert a 24-hour time into a 12-hour am/pm time How to print the bits into a specific format Tackle each part separately, and it should be fairly straightforward. Look up methods for parsing formatted strings as a place to start. — David Rock da...@graniteweb.com ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] PLEASE HELP
On 2018-04-13, David Rock wrote: > >> On Apr 13, 2018, at 09:24, Neil Cerutti wrote: >> >> On 2018-04-12, Scharrer, Brianna wrote: >>> Applications of basic language syntax >>> >>> Date/time string parsing >>> >>> Time stamps on data are often recorded in the standard ISO date >>> and time format as shown below >>> 1999-02-14T21:02:37 > 9:02pm on February 14, 1999 >>> >>> Write code that when given a datetime string and outputs a >>> human readable version exactly in the format specified below. >> >> I disagree that the first version isn't human readable. It is >> both human readable and stores the date/time in lexicographic >> order, which is extremly useful for both humans and machines. > > Don???t nitpick the definition of ???human readable;??? it > isn???t relevant to the assignment and just serves to confuse > the student. Using the phrase ???human readable??? is just a > poor choice for describing the assignment parameters: changing > from one format to another (ISO -> ???standard English??? (for > lack of a better description of the target format). That???s > the only thing that matters in this context. It is relevant to the assignment if the student hadn't noticed that the date was human readable. I was hoping to correct this possible misapprehension resulting from the poor assignment language. -- Neil Cerutti ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] PLEASE HELP
discrete, not discreet. On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 11:38 AM, Neil Cerutti wrote: > On 2018-04-13, David Rock wrote: > > > >> On Apr 13, 2018, at 09:24, Neil Cerutti wrote: > >> > >> On 2018-04-12, Scharrer, Brianna wrote: > >>> Applications of basic language syntax > >>> > >>> Date/time string parsing > >>> > >>> Time stamps on data are often recorded in the standard ISO date > >>> and time format as shown below > >>> 1999-02-14T21:02:37 > 9:02pm on February 14, 1999 > >>> > >>> Write code that when given a datetime string and outputs a > >>> human readable version exactly in the format specified below. > >> > >> I disagree that the first version isn't human readable. It is > >> both human readable and stores the date/time in lexicographic > >> order, which is extremly useful for both humans and machines. > > > > Don???t nitpick the definition of ???human readable;??? it > > isn???t relevant to the assignment and just serves to confuse > > the student. Using the phrase ???human readable??? is just a > > poor choice for describing the assignment parameters: changing > > from one format to another (ISO -> ???standard English??? (for > > lack of a better description of the target format). That???s > > the only thing that matters in this context. > > It is relevant to the assignment if the student hadn't noticed > that the date was human readable. I was hoping to correct this > possible misapprehension resulting from the poor assignment > language. > > -- > Neil Cerutti > > ___ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > -- Mayo Adams 287 Erwin Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919)-780-3917 mayoad...@gmail.com ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
