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2013-04-14 Thread Soliman, Yasmin
Hi everyone. I just need to know why this programs tells me End is not defined, what can I o to fix this issue? Thanks in advance. hrList=[] while True: heartrate= float(input('Enter heart rate as beats per min: ')) hrList.append(heartrate) if heartrate=='End': print '\nT

[Tutor] python lists/nested lists

2013-04-13 Thread Soliman, Yasmin
How can I calculate the average of a list of numbers (eg [2,5,8,7,3] ) and then subtract the avg from the original numbers in the list and print? Also, if I have a nested list: sick_patients=[['Sam', 'M', 65, 'chest pain', 101.6], [['Sarah', 'F', 73, 'dizziness', 98.6], [['Susie', 'F', 34, 'he

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2013-04-06 Thread Soliman, Yasmin
How can I fix this loop so that it multiplies the two intergers and if user types in 'quit' for either number it stops? if not it keeps going. def multiply_integers(int1,int2): print int1*int2 int1=float(input('Please enter 1st integer: ')) int2=float(input('Please enter 2nd integer: '))

[Tutor] loop questions

2013-04-06 Thread Soliman, Yasmin
I have two questions on these simple programs: 1st why does this loop keep repeating after I enter 'Quit'? import calendar m = raw_input(“Enter a year: “) while m != “Quit”: if calendar.isleap(int(m)): print “%d is a leap year” % (int(m)) else: print “%d is not a leap year” % (int(m)) 2n

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2013-03-30 Thread Soliman, Yasmin
Hello everyone. How can I get a program to stop only when the user enters 'Quit'? ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

Re: [Tutor] BMI calc

2013-03-12 Thread Soliman, Yasmin
From: Tutor [tutor-bounces+ysoliman=uncc@python.org] on behalf of Mark Lawrence [breamore...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 10:29 PM To: tutor@python.org Subject: Re: [Tutor] BMI calc On 13/03/2013 02:08, Dave Angel wrote: > On 03/12/2013

[Tutor] BMI calc

2013-03-12 Thread Soliman, Yasmin
Hello all, I'm new to python and its been a stuggle so far. I'm attempting to create a BMI calculator in Wing 101 4.1. I keep getting syntax errors: def calc_BMI(weight,height): return (weight/(height*height))*703.0 if bmi <=18.5: print 'underweight' elif bmi >= 18.5 and bmi <=24.9: