Introduction to Programming
COL 1000 Practice sheets
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
IIT Delhi
Contents
1 Introduction and Python Basics 3
2 Conditionals: If-Else 6
3 While Loops 10
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Chapter 1
Introduction and Python Basics
Output Prediction
Predict the output or fix the errors for each of the following programs.
1.
print ( " Hello " )
print ( " Python " )
2.
x = 13
y = 3
print ( x + y )
print ( x * y )
print ( x % y )
3.
name = " Rama "
print ( name * 3)
print ( name + 3)
4.
a = 10
b = 3
print ( a / b )
print ( a // b )
print ( a % b )
5.
s1 = " Hello "
s2 = " World "
print ( s1 + " " + s2 )
6.
print ( " 5 " + " 6 " )
print (5 + 6)
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7.
x = 4
x = x //2 + 1
x = x * 2
print ( x )
8.
x = " \ nPython "
x = x * 2
print ( x + " is a programming language . " )
Fill in the Code
Complete each program so that it performs the required task.
1. Read an integer from the user and print its square.
# read a number from user
num = int ( ________ )
# print its square
print ( ________ )
2. Read a name and age, then print: Name: <name>, Age: <age>
name = input ( " Enter your name : " )
age = input ( " Enter your age : " )
print ( " Name : " , ________ , " \ n Age : " , ________ )
3. Read two float numbers and print their average.
a = float ( input ( " Enter first number : " ) )
b = float ( input ( " Enter second number : " ) )
avg = ( ________ ) / ________
print ( " Average is " , avg )
4. Read a string and print it 3 times in a single line separated by spaces using *.
word = input ( " Enter a word : " )
result = ( word + ___ ) * ________
print ( result )
5. Read the length and breadth of a rectangle and print its area.
length = float ( input ( " Enter length : " ) )
breadth = float ( input ( " Enter breadth : " ) )
area = ________ * ________
print ( " Area : " , area )
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6. Read a number and print True if it is even, else print False using only arithmetic
and comparison, no if.
num = int ( input ( " Enter a number : " ) )
print ( ________ == 0)
7. Read a 4-digit year and print the last two digits.
year = int ( input ( " Enter year : " ) )
last_two = ________ % ________
print ( last_two )
Write the Code
1. Write a program that takes your name as input and prints
Hello, <name>! where <name> is what the user typed.
2. Write a program that:
• Asks the user for two integers.
• Prints their sum and product on separate lines.
3. Write a program that:
• Asks the user for a word and a number n in the range [1, 5].
• Prints the word repeated n times on one line using the * operator.
Chapter 2
Conditionals: If-Else
Output Prediction
1.
x = 7
if x % 2 == 0:
print ( " Even " )
else :
print ( " Odd " )
2.
marks = 85
if marks >= 90:
print ( " A " )
elif marks >= 80:
print ( " B " )
else :
print ( " C " )
3.
a = 5
b = 5
if a > b :
print ( " a " )
elif a < b :
print ( " b " )
else :
print ( " equal " )
4.
n = -3
if n > 0:
if n % 2 == 0:
print ( " Positive even " )
else :
print ( " Positive odd " )
else :
print ( " Not positive " )
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5.
num = 15
if num % 3 == 0 and num % 5 == 0:
print ( " FizzBuzz " )
elif num % 3 == 0:
print ( " Fizz " )
elif num % 5 == 0:
print ( " Buzz " )
6.
x = 0
if x :
print ( " True block " )
else :
print ( " False block " )
Fill-ups / Equivalence / Correction
1. Fill the blanks to print the minimum of two numbers using if-else.
a = int ( input ( " Enter a : "))
b = int ( input ( " Enter b : "))
if a < b :
print ( " Minimum is " , ________ )
else :
print ( " Minimum is " , ________ )
2. Check if the following two code fragments are equivalent for all integer x. If not,
give an example value of x where they differ.
Fragment A:
if x > 10:
print ( " Large " )
else :
print ( " Not large " )
Fragment B:
if x >= 10:
print ( " Large " )
else :
print ( " Not large " )
3. Check if the following two code fragments are equivalent. If they are not, explain
the difference.
Fragment A:
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if n % 2 == 0:
print ( " Even " )
else :
print ( " Odd " )
Fragment B:
if n % 2 != 0:
print ( " Odd " )
else :
print ( " Even " )
4. Fill the missing condition so that the program prints Inside range only when n
is between 1 and 100 (inclusive).
n = int ( input ( " Enter n : " ) )
if ________ :
print ( " Inside range " )
else :
print ( " Outside range " )
5. Complete the program to print Leap year if year is divisible by 400, or divisible
by 4 but not by 100. Otherwise print Not leap year.
year = int ( input ( " Enter year : " ) )
if ( ________ ) or ( ________ and ________ ) :
print ( " Leap year " )
else :
print ( " Not leap year " )
6. Fill the blanks to classify a number as Even Positive, Odd Positive, or Non-positive.
n = int ( input ( " Enter n : " ) )
if n > 0 and n % 2 == 0:
print ( " Even Positive " )
elif n > 0 and ________ :
print ( " Odd Positive " )
else :
print ( " Non - positive " )
Write the Code
1. Write a program that reads an integer and prints whether it is Positive, Negative,
or Zero using if-elif-else.
2. Write a program that reads a person’s age and:
• Prints Child if age < 13.
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• Prints Teen if 13 ≤ age ≤ 19.
• Prints Adult otherwise.
3. Write a program that reads three integers and prints the largest number using
nested if-else.
4. Write a program to read a 3-digit number and count how many of its digits are
odd, then print that count.
Chapter 3
While Loops
Output Prediction
1.
i = 1
while i <= 3:
print ( i )
i = i + 1
2.
i = 1.0
while i <= 13:
print ( i * 2)
i = i + 2.5
3.
i = 5
while i > 0:
print ( i )
i = i - 2
4.
sum = 0
while i < 9:
sum = sum + i
i = i +1
print ( sum )
5.
i = 1
while i < 5:
print ( " Loop " , i )
i = i + 1
print ( " End " )
Fill / Errors / Infinite Loops
1. The following program has three errors. Rewrite it correctly so that it prints
numbers 10, 9, 8, 7, 6.
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i = 10
while i > 5
print ( i )
i = i - 1
2. Fill in the blanks to compute the factorial of a positive integer n using a while
loop.
n = int ( input ( " Enter n : " ) )
fact = 1
i = 1
while i <= n :
fact = fact * ________
i = ________
print ( " Factorial is " , fact )
3. Predict what the following infinite loop will print in the first five lines.
i = 1
while True :
print ( i )
i = i + 1
# assume user never stops the program
4. Fill the blanks to count the number of digits in a positive integer n.
n = int ( input ( " Enter n : " ) )
count = 0
while n > 0:
count = count + 1
n = ________
print ( " Number of digits : " , count )
5. Fill in the blanks so that the program reads integers from the user one by one
and stops when the sum reaches or exceeds 100. Print the final sum.
total = 0
while ________ < 100:
num = int ( input ( " Enter a number : " ) )
total = total + ________
print ( " Final sum : " , total )
6. Fill in the blanks so that the program reads an integer n and prints a pattern of
stars. Each line i (from 1 to n) has i stars.
n = int ( input ( " Enter n : " ) )
i = 1
while i <= ________ :
print ( " * " * ________ )
i = ________
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7. Fill in the blanks so that the program computes ab (a raised to the power b) using
a while loop.
a = int ( input ( " Enter base : " ) )
b = int ( input ( " Enter exponent : " ) )
result = 1
i = 0
while i < ________ :
result = result * ________
i = ________
print ( f " { a } raised to { b } is { result } " )
8. Fill in the blanks so that the program reads an integer and reverses its digits
using a while loop (e.g., input 1234 → output 4321).
n = int ( ________________ )
rev = 0
while n > 0:
digit = ________
rev = rev * 10 + digit
n = ________
print ( rev )
Write the Code
1. Write a program using a while loop to print the squares of numbers from 3 to 8.
2. Write a program that reads a positive integer from the user and calculates the
sum of all its digits using a while loop. For example, if the input is 1234, the
output should be 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10.
3. Write a program that reads a positive integer and counts how many times digit 1
appears in that number using a while loop. For example:
• Input: number = 112211, digit to count = 1
• Output: Digit 1 appears 4 times
4. Write a program that reads an integer and checks if it is a palindrome (reads the
same forwards and backwards) using a while loop. Print Palindrome or Not a
palindrome. For example, 121 is a palindrome, but 123 is not.
