Coding Practice
Sharing the programming exercises I practice while learning to code.
Python Coding Exercise #42: Gift Tax Calculator
A beginner Python exercise on if, elif and else with several ranges — calculate gift tax from a table of brackets, and learn to turn a complicated table into a simple reference table before writing any code.
Python Coding Exercise #41: Alphabetically in the Middle
A beginner Python exercise on comparing strings and chained comparisons — find which of three letters would be in the middle in alphabetical order, and compare a chained-comparison solution with a nested if solution.
Python Coding Exercise #40: Leap Year
A beginner Python exercise on if, elif and else with the remainder operator — decide whether a year is a leap year, handle the century-year exception, and compare a flat chain of conditions with a nested if.
Python Coding Exercise #39: FizzBuzz
A beginner Python exercise on the remainder operator and the and operator — print Fizz, Buzz or FizzBuzz depending on whether a number is divisible by 3, 5 or both, and see why the order of the conditions matters.
Python Coding Exercise #38: Grades and Points
A beginner Python exercise on if, elif and else with ranges — turn a table of point boundaries into a grade, handle impossible values, and see two ways to write the conditions.
Python Coding Exercise #37: Nephews
A beginner Python exercise on the or operator — recognise a name that matches any one of several options, avoid the classic mistake of writing or "Dewey", and meet the shorter in operator.
Python Coding Exercise #36: Age Check
A beginner Python exercise on if, elif and else with three outcomes — respond to an age that is normal, too young, or impossible — and learn why the order of the conditions matters.
Python Coding Exercise #35: Alphabetically Last
A beginner Python exercise on comparing strings — find which of two words comes last in alphabetical order, and learn how Python compares text, including the effect of uppercase letters.
Python Coding Exercise #34: The Elder
A beginner Python exercise on if, elif and else — read the names and ages of two people, print the name of the elder, and avoid the mistakes of comparing the wrong variables or comparing ages as text.
Python Coding Exercise #33: Greater Than or Equal To
A beginner Python exercise on if, elif and else — compare two numbers, print the greater one, and handle the case where they are equal.