Difference between revisions of "Python String Exercises"
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− | + | ==Objectives== | |
− | * You will learn to create and access characters | + | * You will learn to create and access characters of a string |
+ | * You will learn to access slices of a string | ||
* You will learn to use a loop to traverse the characters of a string | * You will learn to use a loop to traverse the characters of a string | ||
− | + | ==Directions== | |
− | # Open a | + | # Open a Google Doc |
+ | # Title the file: Python String Exercises | ||
# Put your name at the top | # Put your name at the top | ||
− | + | # Complete the exercises below in this file | |
− | # Complete the exercises below in this file | ||
# Be sure to number each of your answers!! | # Be sure to number each of your answers!! | ||
+ | * Submit the document via APS Canvas | ||
− | + | ==References== | |
− | * [[Media:Strings_Python. | + | * [[Media:Strings_Python.pptx]] |
* [http://openbookproject.net/thinkcs/python/english2e/ch07.html How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Chapter 7] | * [http://openbookproject.net/thinkcs/python/english2e/ch07.html How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Chapter 7] | ||
− | + | ==Exercises== | |
− | * Questions 1-11, assume you have the | + | * Questions 1-11, assume you have the following representation of the string |
<code>schoolName = "Washington-Lee H.S."</code> | <code>schoolName = "Washington-Lee H.S."</code> | ||
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#What range specifies “Lee”? | #What range specifies “Lee”? | ||
#If you had a variable called '''sample''', how could you return the last character, even if you didn't know its length? | #If you had a variable called '''sample''', how could you return the last character, even if you didn't know its length? | ||
− | # Create a string "The quick brown fox | + | # Create a string "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." in a variable s |
#* Print out the first letter in s using the brackets (e.g. s[NUM]) | #* Print out the first letter in s using the brackets (e.g. s[NUM]) | ||
#* Print out the letter "q" using s and the index 4 | #* Print out the letter "q" using s and the index 4 | ||
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#* Using string slicing, print out the word "brown" | #* Using string slicing, print out the word "brown" | ||
#* Using string slicing, print out the word "lazy" | #* Using string slicing, print out the word "lazy" | ||
− | #* Using string slicing, print out starting at the word " | + | #* Using string slicing, print out starting at the word "jumps" through the end of the string |
− | # Use the string variable s from Question 11. Create a loop that prints out every letter in the variable s | + | # Use the string variable '''s''' from Question 11. Create a loop that prints out every letter in the variable s |
− | # Use the string variable s from Question 11. Create a loop that prints out every letter in s backwards starting from the end. | + | # Use the string variable '''s''' from Question 11. Create a loop that prints out every letter in s backwards starting from the end. |
− | # Use the string variable s from Question 11. Create a loop that prints out every other letter in s starting from the beginning | + | # Use the string variable '''s''' from Question 11. Create a loop that prints out every other letter in s starting from the beginning |
'''Submit:''' | '''Submit:''' | ||
− | * Submit | + | * Submit the document via APS Canvas |
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 18 December 2017
Contents
Objectives
- You will learn to create and access characters of a string
- You will learn to access slices of a string
- You will learn to use a loop to traverse the characters of a string
Directions
- Open a Google Doc
- Title the file: Python String Exercises
- Put your name at the top
- Complete the exercises below in this file
- Be sure to number each of your answers!!
- Submit the document via APS Canvas
References
Exercises
- Questions 1-11, assume you have the following representation of the string
schoolName = "Washington-Lee H.S."
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
W | a | s | h | i | n | g | t | o | n | - | L | e | e | H | . | S | . |
What is:
schoolName[0]
schoolName[6]
schoolName[3:8]
schoolName[:10]
schoolName[15:]
schoolName[19]
len(schoolName)
len("")
- What range specifies “Lee”?
- If you had a variable called sample, how could you return the last character, even if you didn't know its length?
- Create a string "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." in a variable s
- Print out the first letter in s using the brackets (e.g. s[NUM])
- Print out the letter "q" using s and the index 4
- Print out the letter "x" using s and the corresponding index
- Using string slicing, print out the word "brown"
- Using string slicing, print out the word "lazy"
- Using string slicing, print out starting at the word "jumps" through the end of the string
- Use the string variable s from Question 11. Create a loop that prints out every letter in the variable s
- Use the string variable s from Question 11. Create a loop that prints out every letter in s backwards starting from the end.
- Use the string variable s from Question 11. Create a loop that prints out every other letter in s starting from the beginning
Submit:
- Submit the document via APS Canvas