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https://replit.com/@StephenChan1/boilerplate-arithmetic-formatter#arithmetic_arranger.py
I ran the test module and passed,.
Q1. Is the link above in its entirety supposed to go into the solution link box?
Q2. Is my mess “readable” and did I over complicated anything?
Your code so far
def arithmetic_arranger(list1, default=False):
# error 1
if len(list1) > 5:
return "Error: Too many problems."
# error 2
for i in list1:
if i.split()[1] in "+-":
continue
else:
return "Error: Operator must be '+' or '-'."
# error 3
list2 = []
for i in list1:
list2.append(i.split()[0])
list2.append(i.split()[2])
for i in list2:
if not i.isdigit():
return "Error: Numbers must only contain digits."
# error 4
for j in i.split():
if len(j) <= 4:
continue
else:
return "Error: Numbers cannot be more than four digits."
# prepare operand and operator list
operands_top = []
operators = []
operands_bot = []
dashes = []
results = []
# seperating operands and operators from the given list of strings
# numbers are right-aligned
# a single space between the operator and the longest of the two operands
# dashes run along the entire length of each problem individually
for i in list1:
length = max(len(i.split()[0]), len(i.split()[2])) + 2
operands_top.append(i.split()[0].rjust(length, " "))
operators.append(i.split()[1])
operands_bot.append(i.split()[2].rjust(length - 1, " "))
dashes.append("-" * length)
# print(operands_top)
# print(operators)
# print(operands_bot)
# print(dashes)
# calculate the resutls
# right-aligned
for i in range(len(list1)):
length = len(dashes[i])
top = operands_top[i]
bot = operands_bot[i]
if operators[i] == "+":
results.append(str(int(top) + int(bot)).rjust(length, " "))
else:
results.append(str(int(top) - int(bot)).rjust(length, " "))
# print(results)
# operator on the same line as the second operand
second_row = []
for i in range(len(list1)):
second_row.append(operators[i] + operands_bot[i])
# print(second_row)
# four spaces between each problem
# both operands are in the same order as provided
first_row = " ".join(operands_top)
second_row1 = " ".join(second_row)
third_row = " ".join(dashes)
forth_row = " ".join(results)
# print(first_row)
# print(second_row1)
# print(third_row)
# print(forth_row)
if default:
arranged_problems = "\n".join([first_row, second_row1, third_row, forth_row])
else:
arranged_problems = "\n".join([first_row, second_row1, third_row])
return arranged_problems
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Challenge: Scientific Computing with Python Projects - Arithmetic Formatter
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