Notes for Unit 2 - Illustrative programs

Program 1

Source Code

print("Enter two values to swap")
a = int(input())
b = int(input())

# using a temporary variable
print("Swapping using temporary variable...")
t = a
a = b
b = t

print("Value of a is {a} and\nValue of b is {b}".format(a=a, b=b))

# using XOR operator, eliminating the need for 3rd variable
print("Swapping using XOR operator...")
a = a ^ b
b = a ^ b
a = a ^ b

print("Value of a is {a} and\nValue of b is {b}".format(a=a, b=b))


def swap_func():
    global a, b
    print("swap_func function called")
    a, b = b, a


swap_func()  # a and b values get swapped again
print("Value of a is {a} and\nValue of b is {b}".format(a=a, b=b))

Sample Output

out1

Demo

run python3 swap.py in https://repl.it/@ashokb/unit-2-illustrative-programs

Program2

Source Code

def circulate(a, b, c):
    i = 3
    while i:
        t = a
        a = b
        b = c
        c = t
        print(a, b, c)
        i -= 1

print("Enter 3 values")
a, b, c = input().split()
print()
circulate(a, b, c)

def circulate_list(alist):
    i = len(alist)
    while i:
        first = alist.pop(0)
        alist.append(first)
        print(*alist, sep=", ")
        i -= 1

alist = input("enter multiple values\n").split()
print()
circulate_list(alist)

Sample Output

out2

Demo

run python3 circulate.py in https://repl.it/@ashokb/unit-2-illustrative-programs

Program 3

Question	Answer
Coordinate Geometry Terms Coordinate Geometry Definition - It is one of the branches of geometry where the position of a point is defined using coordinates. What are the Coordinates?	What are the Coordinates? Coordinates are a set of values which helps to show the exact position of a point in the coordinate plane.
Coordinate Plane Meaning - A coordinate plane is a 2D plane which is formed by the intersection of two perpendicular lines known as the x-axis and y-axis. What is the Distance Formula?	What is the Distance Formula? It is used to find the distance between two points situated in A(x1,y1) and B(x2,y2)
What is the most logical way to represent a cartesian point in Python? A. Use two variables, for e.g. x1 and y1 or x2 and y2 B. Use a single tuple variable C. None of the above	Choice B. Tuple is the logical way of representing a point in Python.
What is the syntax for defining a point (3, 4) as a tuple in Python? A. (3, 4) B. tuple(3, 4) C. Both the above are valid	Choice C. (3, 4) and tuple(3, 4) are equivalent to each other.
How can you deconstruct a tuple that represents a point?	How do you deconstruct a tuple? If pointA = (6, 8) # construction then x1, y1 = pointA # deconstruction print(x1, y1) # 6, 8
x1, y1, x2, y2 = (1, 2, 3, 4) What is the value of x1 and y2?	1 and 4.
What is the distance between (4, 0) and (0, 0)?	4 d = (x1 - x2) = 4 - 0 = 4
What is the distance between (4, 3) and (4, 0)?	3 d = (x1 - x2) + (y1 - y2) = (4 - 4) + (3 - 0) = 0 + 3 = 3
What is the distance between (4, 3) and (0, 0)?	Using previous formula, we get d = (x1 - x2) + (y1 - y2) = (4 - 0) + (3 - 0) = 4 + 3 = 7 But we know from https://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/distance-2-points.html
If (x1 - x2) + (y1 - y2) is giving a higher value than what is correct, What can the distance formula be?	Why not square the x component and square the y component, and then reduce it down by using square root? The distance formula is as follows:
What is the distance between (2, -1) and (5, 3)?
Are you confident of writing the code for Distance between Two Points? 	Test yourself at http://j.mp/twoPointsCC

Source Code

from math import sqrt


def distance_between(pointA, pointB):
    x1, y1 = pointA
    x2, y2 = pointB

    distx = x1 - x2
    disty = y1 - y2

    return sqrt(distx**2 + disty**2)


# main program
# tuple packing allows for assigning
# multiple inputs in one statement
print("Enter coordinates for Point A")
pointA = int(input()), int(input())

print("Enter coordinates for Point B")
pointB = int(input()), int(input())

print("distance between {0} and {1} is {2}"
    .format(pointA, pointB, distance_between(pointA, pointB))
)

Sample Output

out3

Demo

run python3 distance.py in https://repl.it/@ashokb/unit-2-illustrative-programs

Teaching Assets

item	link	remarks
Video capture	http://j.mp/distanceThisVideo	demonstrates how to use Memcode and CyberDojo and Slides
Memcode cards	https://www.memcode.com/courses/2288/	useful for classroom and personal review
CyberDojo link	http://cyberdojo1.kgfsl.com/kata/edit/Tx2Vqt	The super simple testing framework for capturing incremental coding sessions
Google Slides	PDF version	Or PPTx file is better?
Auto-generated documentation	distance_between doctstring documentation	consolidates all docstrings in one place (docs/README.md) in the repo

Bonus Material

Swap

There are actually 4 ways to do it. Please find all of them. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/python-program-to-swap-two-variables/