Tagged: conditionals
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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.
Python Coding Exercise #32: Age of Maturity
A beginner Python exercise on if and else — decide whether someone is of age using 18 as the limit, and see why the boundary value 18 is the number to test.
Python Coding Exercise #30: Number of Characters
A beginner Python exercise on the len() function and if statements — count the characters in a word and print the count only when the word has more than one character.
Python Coding Exercise #21: Grams to Kilograms
A beginner Python exercise on unit conversion — turn a whole number of grams into kilograms and leftover grams, then polish the output so singular and plural words and zero values read correctly.
Python Coding Exercise #20: What to Wear Tomorrow
A beginner Python exercise on comparison conditions — turn "over 20, 10 or 5 degrees" into the right if statements, learn how to pick between <, <=, > and >=, and practise with boundary values.
Python Coding Exercise #19: Loyalty Bonus
A beginner Python debugging exercise on if and else — why two separate if statements can both run when the first one changes the variable the second one checks, and how to fix it.
Python Coding Exercise #18: Daily Wages
A beginner Python exercise on if statements and arithmetic — calculate a day's pay from the hourly wage and hours worked, with double pay on Sundays.
Python Coding Exercise #17: Temperatures
A beginner Python exercise that converts Fahrenheit to Celsius and prints an extra message when the result is below zero — practice with formulas, floats and if statements.
Python Coding Exercise #16: Calculator
A beginner Python exercise on comparing strings with if statements — build a small calculator that adds, subtracts or multiplies two numbers depending on the operation the user types.