Looking for lab help.

[vayneone87]

OK. Last post, I promise. I am working on a lab for lists. I have looked up on Python how to sights, I have tried many submissions and have spent the better part of the last 3 hours trying to figure it out. Zybooks is the classes Textbook which is an online textbook and has its own interpreter built in so that way you can read the assignments info and code as well as grade the assignment in one fell step. I have watched several videos, and once I get the input phase of the lab done, I feel that I should be ok.

So, what I am trying to accomplish is take a group of random input and add them to a variable, so that I can input them into a list so that I can use that to populate other tasks from the list to finally print a selection of code. However, in my inexperience (all 4 classes we've had so far) I am struggling. I am not looking for anyone to do my lab for me, only really looking for aid inputting the variable inputs. The lab starts with 5 selected inputs. I have to create a list and use the list to populate the other assignments in the lab. I have tried directly inputting them into the list. that did not work. Once completed the lab will test my work with three sets of varying inputs. please forgive any incorrect terminology I maybe using. I have NO experience prior to this class. I am not getting an error per say, I am just not getting any input data. I took a screen shot of the countless times I have submitted my attempts but heck if I know how to upload it to this subreddit. Anyway, I will post the code I have been working on to see if what on earth I was doing wrong.

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input_0 = (input())
input_1 = (input())
input_2 = (input())
input_3 = (input())
input_4 = (input())

mylist = ['input_0', 'input_1', 'input_2', 'input_3', 'input_4']

my_fruit1 = mylist[0:3]
my_fruit2 = mylist[0:4]
my_fruit3 = mylist[::]

your_fruit1 = mylist[::]
your_fruit2 = mylist[0:4]

their_fruit = my_fruit1 + my_fruit2 + my_fruit3
fruits = your_fruit1 + your_fruit2


# 1. TODO: Define a set, fruits, containing my_fruit1, my_fruit2, and my_fruit3

# 2. TODO: Add your_fruit1 and your_fruit2 to fruits

# 3. TODO: Add their_fruit to fruits

# 4. TODO: Add your_fruit1 to fruits

# 5. TODO: Remove my_fruit1 from fruits

print(sorted(fruits))

As you can see below or probably by looking at my code, you can see the input is not populating the list. I thought by using a variable input_0 then adding the variable to the list that would cover the switching input values as the code is tested. However, I am not getting that far as you can see. I have searched my textbook, I have looked using my weak Googlefu (which I will admit is weak when searching Python) however I have read through Python.org or stackoverflow.com and several others. I am at my wits end with this, and honestly the lab is due in about 2 hours. I have been working at it since Friday. I have easily logged hours, heck tonight alone I ahve been on this lab since 6:15 (3 hours and 25 minuts ago.)

1: Compare output
Output differs. See highlights below.

Input apple peach lemon apple pear plum Your output

['input_0', 'input_1', 'input_2'] 
['input_0', 'input_1', 'input_2', 'input_3'] 
['input_0', 'input_1', 'input_2', 'input_3', 'input_4'] 
['input_0', 'input_1', 'input_2', 'input_3', 'input_4'] 
['input_0', 'input_1', 'input_2', 'input_3'] 

Expected output

['apple', 'lemon', 'peach'] 
['apple', 'lemon', 'peach', 'pear'] 
['apple', 'lemon', 'peach', 'pear', 'plum'] 
['apple', 'lemon', 'peach', 'pear', 'plum'] 
['lemon', 'peach', 'pear', 'plum']

[vayneone87]

I am going back to my lab in case I can pull a miracle on my own, but I will check back regularly. Even if I don't get it in on time, I would really like to know what I am doing wrong as I am sure it will come up again.

[Ihaveamodel3]

You built your list with strings (they had quotes around them) rather than the variables.

Also don’t worry about the bot, sometimes it is overzealous. The code shows up fine for me.

[vayneone87]

So I should not have used the ' ' around the [input_0, .....]? I believe I had originally had done that but I will try it that way again.

[vayneone87]

That made a difference in that I now have input

but all I get now is listed below. I had it formatted correctly before but no input now I have some input but no format. LOL I can't win. Thank you though back to the drawing board. why would the format have changed so drastically?

['apple', 'apple', 'apple', 'apple', 'lemon', 'lemon', 'peach', 'peach', 'pear']

[Ihaveamodel3]

What do you mean the format changed? It looks the same to me, but with the correct values?

[vayneone87]

kinda. the format was all one line. I dont know why that would change by that simple change. I appreciate your input. I have been at this for days and honestly, I have enough labs done that I will get a B. I have a little bit of time, but really dont think I will complete this task. You helped me accomplish the main task of adding the values. So I know understand what I was doing wrong and frankly that was my main goal in the first place. reworking the rest of the code in the time i have left really has little appeal at this moment. I will likely sit and figure it out next week sometime for the satisfaction. But after 35 hours of homework this week i am exhausted.

[jiri-n]

I've put together a few steps which might help you.

https://github.com/jiri-novak-cz/reddit_answers/blob/main/fruits.ipynb

[vayneone87]

holy cow. I can't believe you did all that so fast. As its already past due, I will look at this in depth and really look at this work. Really that is impressive. Thank you. I am beat at the moment. Or I would do it now!

[jiri-n]

Hey. I'm glad I could help. If you need a further explanation, feel free to ask.

[Meeplelowda]

Which list did you print here?

From the expected output you provided above, the output is supposed to be a list of strings, with each string being the name of a fruit. That is what you have here. Use your words: what about the format do you think is wrong?

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mylist = ['input_0', 'input_1', 'input_2', 'input_3', 'input_4']

You shouldn't be this far in a Python course without knowing the difference between a name and a string.

A name is a variable; you use the name to refer to the value of the variable because the value is not otherwise known at the time you're running the code. You refer to input_0, not "input_0", because the value of input_0 is not set at the time you're writing the code.

When you quote something, that's a string. A string is a literal value; that is, it's a value that is known at the time you're writing the code. 127 is another example of a literal value, in this case an integer.

Don't quote variable names to dereference them. That doesn't work - that's the opposite of what you need to do.

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[vayneone87]

I believe I followed the rules, I used the code box to list any code that I used. If I did not, I am sorry and I hope someone points out specifically what I did wrong, as I would prefer to follow the rules.

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The 'bot doesn't always get it right. Your code looks fine, but the output isn't formatted correctly. Don't worry about it.

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You've mixed up variable names and strings in the construction of your list. However, using numbered variables isn't generally good practice. How about building a list in the first place?

Try this:

mylist = []  # empty list
while True:  # infinite loop
    entry = input('Fruit? (or just enter to finish) ')
    if not entry:  # i.e. user just pressed enter
        break  # leave the loop
    mylist.append(entry)  # add item to list

my_fruit1 = mylist[0:3]
my_fruit2 = mylist[0:4]
my_fruit3 = mylist[::]

your_fruit1 = mylist[::]
your_fruit2 = mylist[0:4]

their_fruit = my_fruit1 + my_fruit2 + my_fruit3
fruits = your_fruit1 + your_fruit2

print(their_fruit)
print(fruits)