Practice Final
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Lists and Dictionaries
Question 1
What does the following code print?
def guestbook(guests):
my_guestbook = {}
for name, date in guests:
if name not in my_guestbook:
my_guestbook[name] = []
my_guestbook[name].append(date)
return my_guestbook
people = [("Elise", 2008),
("Elise", 2018),
("Aaron", 2018),
("Elise", 2018),
("Sheila", 2020),
("Elise", 2021),
("Sheila", 2021)]
result = guestbook(people)
print(result)a.
[('Elise', 2008), ('Aaron', 2018), ('Sheila', 2020)]b.
{'Elise': [2008, 2018, 2018, 2021], 'Aaron': [2018], 'Sheila': [2020, 2021]}c.
[(2008, 'Elise'), (2018, 'Aaron'), (2020, 'Sheila')]d.
{'Elise': [2008], 'Aaron': [2018], 'Sheila': [2021]}Question 2
def goose(kids, finder, likes):
index = 2
while True:
if kids[index] == likes[finder]:
print("Goose! ", end=" ")
print(f"{finder} tagged {kids[index]}.")
return
else:
print("Duck! ", end=" ")
index = (index + 1) % len(kids)
kids_in_circle = ["Emily", "Sam", "Dylan", "Josh", "Lily"]
finder = "Lucy"
likes = {
"Dylan": "Lucy",
"Emily": "Sam",
"Lucy": "Sam",
"Sam": "Lily",
"Lily": "Dylan"
}
goose(kids_in_circle, finder, likes)a.
Duck! Goose! Lucy tagged Sam.b.
Duck! Duck! Duck! IndexError: list index out of rangec.
Duck! Duck! Duck! Duck! Goose! Lucy tagged Sam.d.
Duck! Duck! Duck! Duck! Duck! Duck! Duck!... Infinite loopGrids
Question 3
What does the following code print?
def is_piece(grid, row, column):
num_rows = len(grid)
num_columns = len(grid[0])
# check if the row is off the grid
if row < 0 or row >= num_rows:
return False
# check if the column is off the grid
if column < 0 or column >= num_columns:
return False
if grid[row][column] != ".":
return True
return False
def pawnCanCapture(grid):
num_rows = len(grid)
num_cols = len(grid[0])
found_pawns = []
# In chess, a black pawn can capture diagonally down-right or down-left
# Find pawns that could capture
for r in range(num_rows):
for c in range(num_cols):
if grid[r][c] == "p" and (is_piece(grid, r + 1, c - 1) or is_piece(grid, r + 1, c + 1)):
found_pawns.append((r, c))
return found_pawns
board = [['p', '.', 'p', 'r'],
['.', 'q', 'p', '.'],
['.', '.', 'p', '.']]
pawns = pawnCanCapture(board)
print(pawns)a.
[(0, 0), (0, 2)]b.
[(0, 0), (0, 2), (1, 2)]c.
[(0, 0), (0, 2), (1, 2), (2,2)]d.
[(0, 0), (0, 2), (0, 3), (1, 1), (1, 2), (2,2)]Lists
Question 4
What does the following code print?
def mysteryFunction2(nums):
modified = False
for index in range(len(nums)):
if nums[index] % 3 == 0:
nums[index] = nums[index] // 3
modified = True
return modified
def mysteryFunction1(nums):
changed = True
while changed:
changed = mysteryFunction2(nums)
return nums
numbers = [12, 5, 7, 3, 6, 8, 25, 45, 74, 81]
result = mysteryFunction1(numbers)
print(result)a.
[12, 5, 7, 3, 6, 8, 25, 45, 74, 81]b.
[0, 5, 7, 1, 0, 8, 25, 0, 74, 0]c.
[4, 5, 7, 1, 2, 8, 25, 15, 74, 27]d.
[4, 5, 7, 1, 2, 8, 25, 5, 74, 1]Strings
Question 5
What does the following code print?
def add_stars(text):
new_text = ""
for char in text:
if char.isdigit():
new_text += "*" * int(char)
else:
new_text += char
return new_text
sentence = "*Hi*! I'd like 2 pears and 3 apples."
result = add_stars(sentence)
print(result)a.
*Hi*! I'd like ** pears and *** apples.b.
**Hi**! I'd like * pears and * apples.c.
**Hi**! I'd like 2* pears and 3* apples.d.
*Hi*! I'd like **2** pears and ***3*** apples.Question 6
What does the following code print?
def add_stars(text):
new_text = ""
for char in text:
if char.isdigit():
new_text += "*" * int(char)
else:
new_text += char
return new_text
def mystery_function(text):
new_text = ""
for char in text:
if char != "*":
new_text += char
return new_text
sentence = "*Hi*! I'd like 2 pears and 3 apples."
result = add_stars(sentence)
mystery = mystery_function(result)
print(mystery)a.
*******b.
Hi! I'd like 2 pears and 3 apples.c.
Hi! I'd like pears and apples.d.
*****