*** Python applying learnings from 1..6 **** Lecture notes - Previous topics covered: - Printing - Formatting - Variables - Escape Sequences - Inputting text - Reading arguments / using argv - Reading files - Defining methods - Boolean logic - Branching using if/else/elif - Loops: for/while - Today we write a calculator that saves results in a file in python - How it works in general You read the input until you read a line that only contains a "q". Every input line consists of numbers separated by a space. For instance "4 5 9". You will need to .split() the input. - Steps - Create a python script named "calc.py" - It takes 1 command line argument (argv), which is the filename - We will store the calculations *and* results in this file - Create a method named "input_and_calculate_one_line" - It does not have any arguments - It reads one line via *input* - It splits the input (let's say "4 5 9" => [ "4", "5", "9") ]) - It calculates the result (f.i. 4+5+9 = 18) and stores it in a variable (use *sum* over the *list*) - It returns a string of the format "4 + 5 + 9 = 18" - If the line only contains a "q" it return "" (an empty string) - Create a method named "editor" that takes a filename as an argument - It opens the file for writing - It uses input_and_calculate_one_line in a while loop - while the return result is not "", we append the string to the file - When the return result is "", the function exits *** State: input_and_calculate_one_line is complete, however it's probably a garbage implementation. Spent too much time on converting back and forth and getting the output right. Editor (file io) is not complete yet