Chapter 8 Writing Code: Hands-On Exercise
Now it’s your turn to try!
8.1 Code
Here’s the code you need for question #2.
def calculate_average(numbers):
total = 0
for number in numbers:
total += number
average = total / len(numbers)
return average
numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, "5"]
average = calculate_average(numbers)
print("The average of the numbers is:", average)8.2 Questions
Write a prompt to create a function that replaces all instances of the string “three” with the number 3, then create a prompt that allows you to modify the function so that “three”, “Three”, and “THREE” are all replaced with the number 3.
Write a query that helps you debug the code snippet from above.
Create a query that explains how to retrieve data from an online database. Don’t forget to find out what the source of the code is.
Write a prompt to plan out a program that creates and plays a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. You should create a multi-step plan as well as figure out what your first coding task should be.
Create a prompt that identifies the best coding language for the above game.
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