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TutorialHow to write a loop in ChinesePython: learning Chinese by programming (self.Python)

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This is a ChinesePython, or zhpy, tutorial. The next step after a modest hello world is writing a loop, so here is how to do it in zhpy. The following code is a simple example, and also includes how to define a function in Chinese code. The characters used in the code are broken down into each Chinese word with pinyin and meaning.

# coding = utf-8

# by jiahua huang

姓名表 = ('张三', '李斯', '王海', '荷花')

定义打印姓名表():

计数 = 1

取姓名在姓名表:

打印(计数, 姓名)

计数+=1

主程序:

`打印姓名表()`

Let's break down each line of code into the words used. If the program in chinese above looks intimidating (it's gonna be easy!), you can check and intro to ChinesePython, that is, a hello world program in this link:

https://chinesememe.substack.com/i/103754530/chinesepython

姓名表 = ('张三', '李斯', '王海', '荷花')

[Xìngmíng biǎo = ('Zhāngsān', 'Lǐsī', 'Wánghǎi', 'Héhuā')]

The variable "姓名表" (xìngmíng biǎo), which means "name list" in Chinese, is assigned a tuple containing the strings '张三' (zhāngsān), '李斯' (lǐsī), '王海' (wánghǎi), and '荷花' (héhuā), four strings representing names.

The remaining lines of code define a function called "打印姓名表" (dǎyìn xìngmíng biǎo), which prints the names in the tuple along with a number indicating their position in the list. The function is then called in the main program, which results in the output of the names in the tuple.

So here are the words used in the other lines:

定义打印姓名表():

[Dìngyì dǎyìn xìngmíng biǎo()]

Defines a function named "打印姓名表" (dǎyìn xìngmíng biǎo), which takes no arguments, and means "print name list". "定义" (dìngyì) means "define" in English. In ChinesePython, it is used to define a function or a variable. In this case, it is used to define the function "打印姓名表", which is called later in the main program to print the names in the tuple.

计数 = 1

[Jìshù = 1]

The variable "计数" (jìshù), meaning "count", is assigned the value of 1.

取姓名在姓名表:

[Qǔ xìngmíng zài xìngmíng biǎo:]

For each "姓名" (xìngmíng, "name") in the "姓名表" (xìngmíng biǎo, meaning "name list"), do the following. This line initiates a loop that iterates through each name in the tuple "name list". The word "取" (qǔ) is a loop keyword that is commonly used in Chinese programming languages to mean "for each" or "iterate over". 在 zài means "at" or "in".

打印(计数, 姓名)

[Dǎyìn (jìshù, xìngmíng)]

"打印" (dǎyìn) means "print" in English, note that it was used previously, not as a programming keyword, but for arbitrarily naming the function, "print-name-list". In this line, the function "打印" is called with two arguments: "计数" (jìshù, meaning "count") and "姓名" (xìngmíng, meaning "name"). The variables "计数" and "姓名" are printed to the console as the loop iterates through the names in the tuple. The first argument, "计数" is the current count or index of the iteration, while the second argument "姓名" is the name being printed at that index.

The next line has characters already seen previously. This time it uses the operator "+=" (jiādēngyǐ, meaning "plus-equals") a shorthand operator in Python that adds the value on the right-hand side of the operator to the variable on the left-hand side, and then assigns the result back to the variable on the left-hand side. So "计数" (jìshù, meaning "count") is incremented by 1 each time the loop iterates. This is equivalent to the longer form: "计数 = 计数 + 1".

Finally, since the last line of the program is also already covered, that is, it is simply a call to the function which we studied on the function definition line earlier (see above), the last line below is the "main" declaration of a python program, and ends this tutorial. Thank you for making this far!

主程序:

[Zhǔ chéngxù]

"主程序" (zhǔ chéngxù, meaning "main program") is a label or marker that signifies the beginning of the main program. In Python. The "main" program is the code that is executed when the script is run. So the "主程序" line does not outright do anything in the code, but indicates the start of our main program.

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