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January 21st, 2013, 08:39 PM

psk102000

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Python help [Solved]

Sorta a newbie

Return a string of the form 'car 1,car 2, car <count>'.

However, if the count is 6 or more, then use the string 'and <num> more cars' as the last item instead of the actual list of donuts

This is what I have so far but it does not produce the results I want correctly.

Code:

def cars(count):
  if count >= 6:
    count -= 4
    numcars = 'and ' + str(count) + ' more cars'
  else:
    numcarts = 'car ' + str(count)
  return numcars

I SOLVED IT (The long way, but still figured it out nonetheless :P)

January 21st, 2013, 08:49 PM

dwblas

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In pseudocode ( printing and new line supression ).

Code:

if number > 4:
    print donut 1, 2, 3, 4
    print and "remaining" donuts
else:
    for ctr in range(number)
        print donut ctr+1

Last edited by dwblas : January 21st, 2013 at 08:58 PM.

January 21st, 2013, 08:54 PM

psk102000

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I can't use print, I'm suppose to use the return function.

January 21st, 2013, 09:00 PM

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Then append to a list or concatenate to a string and return that. Once again

Code:

if number > 4:
    print donut 1, 2, 3, 4
    print and "remaining" donuts

Last edited by dwblas : January 21st, 2013 at 09:02 PM.

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