Re: [Tutor] help with prime number program

2005-10-30 Thread andrade1
> > >> I am trying to write a program that will figure out if a number is prime >> or not. Currently this is the code that I have: > > [code cut] > > Hi Andrade1, > > As in your other previous homework programs, you seem to have some trouble > with control

[Tutor] help with prime number program

2005-10-30 Thread andrade1
Hello I am trying to write a program that will figure out if a number is prime or not. Currently this is the code that I have: import math def main(): number=input("Please enter a positive whole number greater than 2: ") for value in range(2, number-math.sqrt): if number % value

Re: [Tutor] syracuse sequence (collatz or hailstone)

2005-10-28 Thread andrade1
would this be a possible use of a list and appending even though I recieve an error from it: def main(): x = [1] x[0] = input('enter an int to start your syracuse sequence\n') while not isinstance(x[0], int): x[0] = input('no, please enter an int to start your syracuse sequ

Re: [Tutor] syracuse sequence (collatz or hailstone)

2005-10-28 Thread andrade1
hello, Could I gather all of the values from print x into a string or a range? Since, I am not familiar with lists yet. def main(): x = input("Please enter a positive starting value: ") while x != 1: if x%2 == 0: x = x/2 else:

[Tutor] syracuse sequence (collatz or hailstone)

2005-10-27 Thread andrade1
Hello I am trying to create a program that will calculate the syracuse sequence which is also known as collatz or hailstone. the number that is input by the user may be either even or odd. the number goes through a series of functions which are x/2 if the number is even and 3x+1 if the number is o

[Tutor] if-else statements

2005-10-13 Thread andrade1
Hello I'm having some trouble with my if, else statements. For some reason, the months that have 31 days work fine, but the months that have 28/30 do not work. Am I doing something wrong? it is supposed to take a date as an input like 9/31/1991 and then say that the date is not valid because septe

Re: [Tutor] if-elif-else statements

2005-10-13 Thread andrade1
amount is supposed to equal fine because there are a couple of different fines. there is a fine for going over 90mph that includes a penalty and then there is a fine for just going over the speed limit as long as it is under 90. > Is amount suppose to equal total instead of fine? > > > > On Thurs

[Tutor] if-elif-else statements

2005-10-13 Thread andrade1
Hello I am having trouble getting my program to calculate the correct total if the speed limit is over 90mph. For example when i enter 100 for the clocked speed and 50 for the actual speed it returns 300 when I should receive 500. It also seems to be skipping over the else statement of if the pers

[Tutor] help with elif statements

2005-10-12 Thread andrade1
hello below is my code and everytime I input a value of 16 or more it keeps returning sophomore. could anyone help me figure out what to change so that it won't return sophmore for things greater than or equal to 16? def getcredits(num): if num < 7: return 'Freshman' elif num >= 7

[Tutor] lonely snowman

2005-09-30 Thread andrade1
Hello I have a snowman who would like a nose. I have tried the following to make a triangle and all I get is a little green line. would anyone have any suggestions as to why? from graphics import * def main(): win = GraphWin("Triangle") triangle = Polygon(Point(4,8), Point(2,10), Point

[Tutor] drawing a face

2005-09-30 Thread andrade1
Hello I am trying to draw a basic face with eyes, nose, and a mouth. I keep receiving the following error message: >>> Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Documents and Settings\Michele\Desktop\face", line 26, in ? main() File "C:\Documents and Settings\Michele\Desktop\face", line

[Tutor] printing an acronym

2005-09-24 Thread andrade1
Hello How could I get the following to print out an acronym for each phrase entered such as if I entered random access memory it word print out RAM? import string def main(): phrase = (raw_input("Please enter a phrase:")) acr1 = string.split(phrase) acr2 = string.capwords(phrase

[Tutor] how to insert a string?

2005-09-22 Thread andrade1
Hello I would like to insert a string into the following program to simplify the program. Any suggestions on how I might do so? # dateconvert2.py #Converts day month and year numbers into two date formats import string def main(): # get the day month and year day, month, year = inp

[Tutor] how to insert a string?

2005-09-22 Thread andrade1
Hello I would like to insert a string into the following program to simplify the program. Any suggestions on how I might do so? # dateconvert2.py #Converts day month and year numbers into two date formats import string def main(): # get the day month and year day, month, year = in

[Tutor] python strings?

2005-09-08 Thread andrade1
below is my program. what i would like to do is to get the last line to print the number of years that the user enters and also the principal # A program to compute the value of an investment # years into the future def main(): print "This program calculates the future value of an investme