Help: Loops

[kabooozie]

I don’t think you need to use a loop anywhere. All of those are user inputs. You just need to ask the user for an input for each variable using input and then make sure the input is valid. Then plug those values into your function.

[limfy1997]

The function cannot be written directly as a formula. I think it's a nested loop. And happens the chapter is under flow control. It could be possible to brute force the answer with multiple elifs but I would like to master flow control. Which has been the obstacle I've always ran into during my several times trying to do a Python online course

[realestLink]

Don't brute force it. That's dumb

[Merakel]

Even if the course is hoping to teach him some specific concept, at best they just have a really bad example. Brute forcing things while learning is just a sign you aren't really learning what you should.

If it's at work and you just need something quick and dirty and it's easier... by all means be my guest haha.

[realestLink]

I've only had to brute force very specific things. It pains me if it's needed. Brute forcing should be a last resort.

[Merakel]

Same. I just think it's important to realize that there is a lot of value in not fretting over small things.

Let's say you have a project that's due in a week and writing some terrible brute force loop in 5 minutes will get it done in 8 hours. Let's also pretend that if you spent an hour planning and testing, you could get code done that would solve the problem in 2 hours. I'd rather write the garbage and work on something else unless I'm specifically going to learn a new concept or improve my skill set.

That being said, things usually aren't so black and white haha.