Midterm Exam 2 Review Spring 2004: Address book functions
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I dont even know where to start on this one. what does it mean when it says it should be able to take "some part" of the name?
Amelia Cipolla
| If I do a search for "alvin," I should find Calvin's entry. I did this one in breakout today, too. Mark Guzdial |
is that posted somewhere..(hwat you did in breakout) I am not in that section
Amelia Cipolla
HARD PROB
To what extent do you consider "some part" of a name? It would be a little more helpful to have a set amount, say 4 characters. I mean i could enter "in" and get Peppermint Patty and Calvin.
Who is peppermint patty? I prefer doonesbury myself...
Thomas Sobeck
Below is not tested! Generally though, this is the right idea...
def lookup(something):
file = open("address.txt","rt")
contents = file.readlines()
file.close()
for line in contents:
if line.find(something):
print line
return # To keep from getting to "Not Found"
print "Not found!"
i tried running this last program...and it actually prints the next line...? whats going on? James Lytle
if you type "in" and you think it would return 2 names, then that is probably what you want. You should expect the program to return 2 addresss book values.
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Ran it through JES and it works---
def lookUp(name):
addFile=open(filenameandlocation, "rt")
contents=addFile.readlines()
addFile.close()
for line in contents:
if line.find(name) != -1:
print line
return # To keep from getting to "Not Found"
print "Not found!"
| Right – the earlier solution forgot to check for != -1. Mark Guzdial |
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