Advanced Python List Exercises - Revision history

Admin: /* List Surprise (optional challenge) */

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‎List Surprise (optional challenge)

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2016-02-04T14:15:42Z

‎Random Number List

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‎List Search

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‎Random Number List

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‎List Reverse

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‎List Reverse

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 # CHALLENGE: How would you accomplish the above
-# without creating a new list?
+# without creating a new list and without adding or removing elements?
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 # Initialize a counter variable x to the value 0
-# Using a while loop, iterate through the list to find the minimum
+# Using a loop, iterate through the list to find the minimum
      # Inside the loop, if the current element at location x (myList[x]) is less than minNum, then

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 # 1) Create an empty list named randomNumbers
 # 2) Add 10 random numbers to the list
-# 3) Create a copy of the list by cloning it. Hint: check out the "Cloning " section of Chapter 9
+# 3) Create a copy of the list by cloning it. Hint: Google it
 # Name the copied list myNewList
 # 4) Write a loop that traverses (travels through) half of myNewList. HINT: len(myNewList)/2

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 # create an empty list name myList
 # using a loop, generate 10 random numbers that range from 0 - 1000 (HINT: look at your Guessing Game code to generate a random number
-     # assuming your variable x has a value, you may use the myList.append( x ) function to add data to a list
+     # use the myList.append() function to add the data to a list
      # in your loop, after you generate a random number, add it to the list
 # print the list and display all the random numbers

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 === List Search ===
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-# Generate a list of 100 random numbers
+# Generate a list of 100 random numbers (you choose the range)
 # Print out the list

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 # 5) Inside your loop, swap the current element with its corresponding end element
 #    (e.g. the first element is swapped with the last element, and the second element is swapped with the second to last element)
-#    temp = a
+#    temp = myNewList[a]
-#    a = b
+#    myNewList[a] = myNewList[b]
-#    b = temp
+#    myNewList[b] = temp
 # 6) Print randomNumbers and myNewList. They should be in reverse order
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-=== List Surprise ===
+=== List Surprise (optional challenge) ===
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 # 1) Create an empty list named myNumbers

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-==Grading Rubric==
+===Grading Rubric===
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