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FIT9136 - Workshop 2.: Task 1: Finding Information

The document outlines 9 tasks related to learning Python syntax and programming concepts: 1) finding Python syntax information and avoiding plagiarism, 2) Python data types and their differences, 3) naming variables, 4) writing a calculator script, 5) documenting code, 6) converting temperatures between Fahrenheit and Celsius, 7) greeting a user by name and age, 8) calculating areas of shapes from user input, and 9) modifying scripts to take input and output from files.

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FIT9136 - Workshop 2.: Task 1: Finding Information

The document outlines 9 tasks related to learning Python syntax and programming concepts: 1) finding Python syntax information and avoiding plagiarism, 2) Python data types and their differences, 3) naming variables, 4) writing a calculator script, 5) documenting code, 6) converting temperatures between Fahrenheit and Celsius, 7) greeting a user by name and age, 8) calculating areas of shapes from user input, and 9) modifying scripts to take input and output from files.

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FIT9136 – Workshop 2.

Task 1: Finding Information


Where can you get information on Python syntax? At what point does ‘research’ turn into plagiarism?

Task 2: Python Types


What are the different types available in Python?
ˆ What are their differences?

ˆ Why is there an Integer, and a Float?

Task 3: Naming Variables


What would be good names for variables for the following (also try to identify the type):

ˆ Dimensions for a rectangle

ˆ Money in Australian Dollars

ˆ Someone’s Age

ˆ Someone’s Name

ˆ Your tutor’s favourite food

ˆ Your favourite food

Task 4: Calculator
Code a script that stores two integer numbers as ‘x’ and ‘y’, then performs the following operations: +,-
,÷,×,mod,x sin(y)
Note: for the sake of this question you will be asked to change your file. Each time make a new copy of your
script to make the changes.

ˆ Ensure that your statements print in a way that isn’t ambiguous.

ˆ At the end print the types of both x and y.

ˆ Rather than hardcoding ‘x’ and ‘y’, try taking input from the user. Did you have any problems just using
‘input()’ ?
ˆ Printing is one way of providing output. The other is writing to a file. Change your calculator script to
do this.

Task 5a: Documenting your Code


Code documentation is the marker of a great developer. Technically speaking you should write your documen-
tation before you start to code. Why do you think that is?

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Task 5b: Documenting your Code
For your calculator script, try adding the following as part of a comment header:

ˆ Your name

ˆ Date the script was created

ˆ Date the last edit was made

ˆ Description of the purpose of the code

This list isn’t exhaustive, but most comment headers include the above. Whatever style you choose, include
them.

Task 6: Converting Temperature


Make a script that converts temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius and prints it. The formula for this is:
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C = (F − 32) × 9

Task 7: Greetings
Take as input a first name, a last name, and an age. Then print out a message formally displaying the inputs.
E.g. “Hey there Gavin Kroeger! You are 28 years old!” Try doing this using variables and without using
variables.

Task 8: Shapes
Take as input a height and a width then print the areas of a rectangle and a triangle for these measurements
(you may assume width is base for a triangle). Try and shortcut your calculations as much as possible.

Task 9: Files
For a script that does not have it, try and convert your code to work entirely on files. Take your input as
separate lines from a file, and output your results to another file.

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