265 - GE8151 Problem Solving and Python Programming - Notes 1

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UNIT IV
COMPOUND DATA: LISTS, TUPLES, DICTIONARIES
Lists, list operations, list slices, list methods, list loop, mutability, aliasing, cloning lists,
list parameters; Tuples, tuple assignment, tuple as return value; Dictionaries:
operations and methods; advanced list processing - list comprehension, Illustrative
programs: selection sort, insertion sort, merge sort, quick sort.
Lists
 List is an ordered sequence of items. Values in the list are called elements / items.
 It can be written as a list of comma-separated items (values) between square
brackets[ ].
 Items in the lists can be of different data types.
Operations on list:
1. Indexing
2. Slicing
3. Concatenation
4. Repetitions
5. Updating
6. Membership
7. Comparison
operations examples description

create a list >>> a=[2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10] in this way we can create a
>>> print(a) list at compile time
[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
>>> print(a[0]) Accessing the item in the
Indexing 2 position 0
>>> print(a[8]) Accessing the item in the
10 position 8
>>> print(a[-1]) Accessing a last element
10 using negative indexing.
>>> print(a[0:3])
Slicing [2, 3, 4]
>>> print(a[0:]) Printing a part of the list.
[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
>>>b=[20,30] Adding and printing the

Concatenation >>> print(a+b) items of two lists.
[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 30]
>>> print(b*3) Create a multiple copies of
Repetition [20, 30, 20, 30, 20, 30] the same list.
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>>> print(a[2])
4 Updating the list using
Updating >>> a[2]=100 index value.
>>> print(a)
[2, 3, 100, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
>>> a=[2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
>>> 5 in a
Membership True Returns True if element is
>>> 100 in a present in list. Otherwise
False returns false.
>>> 2 not in a
False
>>> a=[2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
>>>b=[2,3,4] Returns True if all elements
Comparison
>>> a==b in both elements are same.
False Otherwise returns false
>>> a!=b
True
List slices:
 List slicing is an operation that extracts a subset of elements from an list and
packages them as another list.
Syntax:
Listname[start:stop]
Listname[start:stop:steps]
 default start value is 0
 default stop value is n-1
 [:] this will print the entire list
 [2:2] this will create a empty slice
slices example description
>>> a=[9,8,7,6,5,4]
a[0:3] >>> a[0:3] Printing a part of a list from
[9, 8, 7] 0 to 2.
a[:4] >>> a[:4] Default start value is 0. so
[9, 8, 7, 6] prints from 0 to 3
a[1:] >>> a[1:] default stop value will be
[8, 7, 6, 5, 4] n-1. so prints from 1 to 5
a[:] >>> a[:] Prints the entire list.
[9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4]
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a[2:2] >>> a[2:2] print an empty slice

[]
a[0:6:2] >>> a[0:6:2] Slicing list values with step
[9, 7, 5] size 2.
a[::-1] >>> a[::-1] Returns reverse of given list
[4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] values
List methods:
 Methods used in lists are used to manipulate the data quickly.
 These methods work only on lists.
 They do not work on the other sequence types that are not mutable, that is, the
values they contain cannot be changed, added, or deleted.
syntax:
list name.method name( element/index/list)
syntax example description

1 a.append(element) >>> a=[1,2,3,4,5]
>>> a.append(6) Add an element to
>>> print(a) the end of the list
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
2 a.insert(index,element) >>> a.insert(0,0) Insert an item at the
>>> print(a) defined index
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
3 a.extend(b) >>> b=[7,8,9] Add all elements of a
>>> a.extend(b) list to the another
>>> print(a) list
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9]
4 a.index(element) >>> a.index(8) Returns the index of
8 the first matched
item
5 a.sort() >>> a.sort() Sort items in a list in
>>> print(a) ascending order
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
6 a.reverse() >>> a.reverse() Reverse the order of
>>> print(a) items in the list
[8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0]
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7 a.pop() >>> a.pop() Removes and

0 returns an element
at the last element
8 a.pop(index) >>> a.pop(0) Remove the
8 particular element
and return it.
9 a.remove(element) >>> a.remove(1) Removes an item
>>> print(a) from the list
[7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2]
10 a.count(element) >>> a.count(6) Returns the count of
1 number of items
passed as an
argument
11 a.copy() >>> b=a.copy() Returns a shallow
>>> print(b) copy of the list
[7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2]
12 len(list) >>> len(a) return the length of
6 the length
13 min(list) >>> min(a) return the minimum
2 element in a list
14 max(list) >>> max(a) return the maximum
7 element in a list.
15 a.clear() >>> a.clear() Removes all items
>>> print(a) from the list.
[]
16 del(a) >>> del(a) delete the entire list.
>>> print(a)
Error: name 'a' is not
defined
List loops:
1. For loop
2. While loop
3. Infinite loop
List using For Loop:
 The for loop in Python is used to iterate over a sequence (list, tuple, string) or
other iterable objects.
 Iterating over a sequence is called traversal.
 Loop continues until we reach the last item in the sequence.
 The body of for loop is separated from the rest of the code using indentation.
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Syntax:
for val in sequence:
Accessing element output

a=[10,20,30,40,50] 1
for i in a: 2
print(i) 3
4
5
Accessing index output
a=[10,20,30,40,50] 0
for i in range(0,len(a),1): 1
print(i) 2
3
4
Accessing element using range: output
a=[10,20,30,40,50] 10
for i in range(0,len(a),1): 20
print(a[i]) 30
40
50
List using While loop
 The while loop in Python is used to iterate over a block of code as long as the test
expression (condition) is true.
 When the condition is tested and the result is false, the loop body will be skipped
and the first statement after the while loop will be executed.
Syntax:
while (condition):
body of while
Sum of elements in list Output:

a=[1,2,3,4,5] 15
i=0
sum=0
while i<len(a):
sum=sum+a[i]
i=i+1
print(sum)
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Infinite Loop
A loop becomes infinite loop if the condition given never becomes false. It keeps on
running. Such loops are called infinite loop.
Example Output:
a=1 Enter the number 10
while (a==1): you entered:10
n=int(input("enter the number")) Enter the number 12
print("you entered:" , n) you entered:12
Enter the number 16
you entered:16
Mutability:
 Lists are mutable. (can be changed)
 Mutability is the ability for certain types of data to be changed without entirely
recreating it.
 An item can be changed in a list by accessing it directly as part of the assignment
statement.
 Using the indexing operator (square brackets[ ]) on the left side of an assignment,
one of the list items can be updated.
Example description
>>> a=[1,2,3,4,5] changing single element
>>> a[0]=100
>>> print(a)
[100, 2, 3, 4, 5]
>>> a=[1,2,3,4,5] changing multiple element
>>> a[0:3]=[100,100,100]
>>> print(a)
[100, 100, 100, 4, 5]
>>> a=[1,2,3,4,5] The elements from a list can also be
>>> a[0:3]=[ ] removed by assigning the empty list to
>>> print(a) them.
[4, 5]
>>> a=[1,2,3,4,5] The elements can be inserted into a list by
>>> a[0:0]=[20,30,45] squeezing them into an empty slice at the
>>> print(a) desired location.
[20,30,45,1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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Aliasing(copying):
 Creating a copy of a list is called aliasing. When you create a copy both list will be
 having same memory location. changes in one list will affect another list.
 Alaising refers to having different names for same list values.
Example Output:
a= [1, 2, 3 ,4 ,5]
b=a
print (b) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
a is b True
a[0]=100
print(a) [100,2,3,4,5]
print(b) [100,2,3,4,5]
 In this a single list object is created and modified using the subscript operator.
 When the first element of the list named “a” is replaced, the first element of the list
named “b” is also replaced.
 This type of change is what is known as a side effect. This happens because after
the assignment b=a, the variables a and b refer to the exact same list object.
 They are aliases for the same object. This phenomenon is known as aliasing.
 To prevent aliasing, a new object can be created and the contents of the original can
be copied which is called cloning.
Clonning:
 To avoid the disadvantages of copying we are using cloning. creating a copy of a
 same list of elements with two different memory locations is called cloning.
 Changes in one list will not affect locations of aother list.
 Cloning is a process of making a copy of the list without modifying the original
list.
1. Slicing
2. list()method
3. copy() method
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clonning using Slicing

>>>a=[1,2,3,4,5]
>>>b=a[:]
>>>print(b)
[1,2,3,4,5]
>>>a is b
False
clonning using List( ) method
>>>a=[1,2,3,4,5]
>>>b=list
>>>print(b)
[1,2,3,4,5]
>>>a is b
false
>>>a[0]=100
>>>print(a)
>>>a=[100,2,3,4,5]
>>>print(b)
>>>b=[1,2,3,4,5]
clonning using copy() method
a=[1,2,3,4,5]
>>>b=a.copy()
>>> print(b)
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
>>> a is b
False
List as parameters:
 In python, arguments are passed by reference.
 If any changes are done in the parameter which refers within the function, then
the changes also reflects back in the calling function.
 When a list to a function is passed, the function gets a reference to the list.
 Passing a list as an argument actually passes a reference to the list, not a copy of
the list.
 Since lists are mutable, changes made to the elements referenced by the
parameter change the same list that the argument is referencing.
Example 1`: Output
def remove(a): [2,3,4,5]
a.remove(1)
a=[1,2,3,4,5]
remove(a)
print(a)
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Example 2: Output
def inside(a): inside [11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
for i in range(0,len(a),1): outside [11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
a[i]=a[i]+10
print(“inside”,a)
a=[1,2,3,4,5]
inside(a)
print(“outside”,a)
Example 3 output
def insert(a): [30, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
a.insert(0,30)
a=[1,2,3,4,5]
insert(a)
print(a)
Tuple:
 A tuple is same as list, except that the set of elements is enclosed in parentheses
instead of square brackets.
 A tuple is an immutable list. i.e. once a tuple has been created, you can't add
elements to a tuple or remove elements from the tuple.
 But tuple can be converted into list and list can be converted in to tuple.
methods example description
list( ) >>> a=(1,2,3,4,5) it convert the given tuple
>>> a=list(a) into list.
>>> print(a)
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
tuple( ) >>> a=[1,2,3,4,5] it convert the given list into
>>> a=tuple(a) tuple.
>>> print(a)
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Benefit of Tuple:
 Tuples are faster than lists.
 If the user wants to protect the data from accidental changes, tuple can be used.
 Tuples can be used as keys in dictionaries, while lists can't.
Operations on Tuples:
1. Indexing
2. Slicing
3. Concatenation
4. Repetitions
5. Membership
6. Comparison
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Operations examples description

Creating the tuple with
Creating a tuple >>>a=(20,40,60,”apple”,”ball”) elements of different data
types.
>>>print(a[0]) Accessing the item in the
Indexing 20 position 0
>>> a[2] Accessing the item in the
60 position 2
Slicing >>>print(a[1:3]) Displaying items from 1st
(40,60) till 2nd.
Concatenation >>> b=(2,4) Adding tuple elements at
>>>print(a+b) the end of another tuple
>>>(20,40,60,”apple”,”ball”,2,4) elements
Repetition >>>print(b*2) repeating the tuple in n no
>>>(2,4,2,4) of times
>>> a=(2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
>>> 5 in a
Membership True Returns True if element is
>>> 100 in a present in tuple. Otherwise
False returns false.
>>> 2 not in a
False
>>> a=(2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
>>>b=(2,3,4) Returns True if all elements
Comparison
>>> a==b in both elements are same.
False Otherwise returns false
>>> a!=b
True
Tuple methods:
 Tuple is immutable so changes cannot be done on the elements of a tuple once it
is assigned.
methods example description
a.index(tuple) >>> a=(1,2,3,4,5) Returns the index of the
>>> a.index(5) first matched item.
4
a.count(tuple) >>>a=(1,2,3,4,5) Returns the count of the
>>> a.count(3) given element.
1
len(tuple) >>> len(a) return the length of the
5 tuple
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min(tuple) >>> min(a) return the minimum

1 element in a tuple
max(tuple) >>> max(a) return the maximum
5 element in a tuple
del(tuple) >>> del(a) Delete the entire tuple.
Tuple Assignment:
 Tuple assignment allows, variables on the left of an assignment operator and
values of tuple on the right of the assignment operator.
 Multiple assignment works by creating a tuple of expressions from the right hand
side, and a tuple of targets from the left, and then matching each expression to a
target.
 Because multiple assignments use tuples to work, it is often termed tuple
assignment.
Uses of Tuple assignment:
 It is often useful to swap the values of two variables.
Example:
Swapping using temporary variable: Swapping using tuple assignment:
a=20 a=20
b=50 b=50
temp = a (a,b)=(b,a)
a=b print("value after swapping is",a,b)
b = temp
print("value after swapping is",a,b)
Multiple assignments:
Multiple values can be assigned to multiple variables using tuple assignment.
>>>(a,b,c)=(1,2,3)
>>>print(a)
1
>>>print(b)
2
>>>print(c)
3
Tuple as return value:

 A Tuple is a comma separated sequence of items.
 It is created with or without ( ).
 A function can return one value. if you want to return more than one value from a
function. we can use tuple as return value.
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Example1: Output:
def div(a,b): enter a value:4
r=a%b enter b value:3
q=a//b reminder: 1
return(r,q) quotient: 1
a=eval(input("enter a value:"))
b=eval(input("enter b value:"))
r,q=div(a,b)
print("reminder:",r)
print("quotient:",q)
Example2: Output:
def min_max(a): smallest: 1
small=min(a) biggest: 6
big=max(a)
return(small,big)
a=[1,2,3,4,6]
small,big=min_max(a)
print("smallest:",small)
print("biggest:",big)
Tuple as argument:
 The parameter name that begins with * gathers argument into a tuple.
Example: Output:
def printall(*args): (2, 3, 'a')
print(args)
printall(2,3,'a')
Dictionaries:
 Dictionary is an unordered collection of elements. An element in dictionary has a
key: value pair.
 All elements in dictionary are placed inside the curly braces i.e. { }
 Elements in Dictionaries are accessed via keys and not by their position.
 The values of a dictionary can be any data type.
 Keys must be immutable data type (numbers, strings, tuple)
Operations on dictionary:
1. Accessing an element
2. Update
3. Add element
4. Membership
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Operations Example Description
Creating a >>> a={1:"one",2:"two"} Creating the dictionary with

dictionary >>> print(a) elements of different data types.
{1: 'one', 2: 'two'}
accessing an >>> a[1] Accessing the elements by using
element 'one' keys.
>>> a[0]
KeyError: 0
Update >>> a[1]="ONE" Assigning a new value to key. It
>>> print(a) replaces the old value by new value.
{1: 'ONE', 2: 'two'}
add element >>> a[3]="three" Add new element in to the
>>> print(a) dictionary with key.
{1: 'ONE', 2: 'two', 3: 'three'}
membership a={1: 'ONE', 2: 'two', 3: 'three'} Returns True if the key is present in
>>> 1 in a dictionary. Otherwise returns false.
True
>>> 3 not in a
False
Methods in dictionary:
Method Example Description
a.copy( ) a={1: 'ONE', 2: 'two', 3: 'three'} It returns copy of the

>>> b=a.copy() dictionary. here copy of
>>> print(b) dictionary ’a’ get stored
{1: 'ONE', 2: 'two', 3: 'three'} in to dictionary ‘b’
a.items() >>> a.items() Return a new view of
dict_items([(1, 'ONE'), (2, 'two'), (3, the dictionary's items. It
'three')]) displays a list of
dictionary’s (key, value)
tuple pairs.
a.keys() >>> a.keys() It displays list of keys in
dict_keys([1, 2, 3]) a dictionary
a.values() >>> a.values() It displays list of values
dict_values(['ONE', 'two', 'three']) in dictionary
a.pop(key) >>> a.pop(3) Remove the element
'three' with key and return its
>>> print(a) value from the
{1: 'ONE', 2: 'two'} dictionary.
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setdefault(key,value) >>> a.setdefault(3,"three") If key is in the

'three' dictionary, return its
>>> print(a) value. If key is not
{1: 'ONE', 2: 'two', 3: 'three'} present, insert key with
>>> a.setdefault(2) a value of dictionary and
'two' return dictionary.
a.update(dictionary) >>> b={4:"four"}
It will add the dictionary
>>> a.update(b)
with the existing
>>> print(a)
dictionary
{1: 'ONE', 2: 'two', 3: 'three', 4: 'four'}
fromkeys() >>> key={"apple","ball"} It creates a dictionary
>>> value="for kids" from key and values.
>>> d=dict.fromkeys(key,value)
>>> print(d)
{'apple': 'for kids', 'ball': 'for kids'}
len(a) a={1: 'ONE', 2: 'two', 3: 'three'} It returns the length of
>>>lena(a) the list.
3
clear() a={1: 'ONE', 2: 'two', 3: 'three'} Remove all elements
>>>a.clear() form the dictionary.
>>>print(a)
>>>{ }
del(a) a={1: 'ONE', 2: 'two', 3: 'three'} It will delete the entire
>>> del(a) dictionary.
Difference between List, Tuples and dictionary:
List Tuples Dictionary

A list is mutable A tuple is immutable A dictionary is mutable
Lists are dynamic Tuples are fixed size in nature In values can be of any
data type and can
repeat, keys must be of
immutable type
List are enclosed in Tuples are enclosed in parenthesis ( ) Tuples are enclosed in
brackets[ ] and their and cannot be updated curly braces { } and
elements and size consist of key:value
can be changed
Homogenous Heterogeneous Homogenous
Example: Example: Example:
List = [10, 12, 15] Words = ("spam", "egss") Dict = {"ram": 26, "abi":
Or 24}
Words = "spam", "eggs"
Access: Access: Access:
print(list[0]) print(words[0]) print(dict["ram"])
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Can contain duplicate Can contain duplicate elements. Cant contain duplicate
elements Faster compared to lists keys, but can contain
duplicate values
Slicing can be done Slicing can be done Slicing can't be done
Usage: Usage: Usage:
 List is used if a  Tuple can be used when data  Dictionary is used
collection of data that cannot be changed. when a logical
doesnt need random  A tuple is used in combination association between
access. with a dictionary i.e.a tuple might key:value pair.
 List is used when represent a key.  When in need of fast
data can be modified lookup for data, based
frequently on a custom key.
 Dictionary is used
when data is being
constantly modified.
Advanced list processing:

List Comprehension:
 List comprehensions provide a concise way to apply operations on a list.
 It creates a new list in which each element is the result of applying a given
operation in a list.
 It consists of brackets containing an expression followed by a “for” clause, then a
list.
 The list comprehension always returns a result list.
Syntax
list=[ expression for item in list if conditional ]
List Comprehension Output
>>>L=[x**2 for x in range(0,5)] [0, 1, 4, 9, 16]

>>>print(L)
>>>[x for x in range(1,10) if x%2==0] [2, 4, 6, 8]
>>>[x for x in 'Python Programming' if x in ['a','e','i','o','u']] ['o', 'o', 'a', 'i']
>>>mixed=[1,2,"a",3,4.2] [1, 4, 9]
>>> [x**2 for x in mixed if type(x)==int]
>>>[x+3 for x in [1,2,3]] [4, 5, 6]
>>> [x*x for x in range(5)] [0, 1, 4, 9, 16]
>>> num=[-1,2,-3,4,-5,6,-7] [2, 4, 6]

>>> [x for x in num if x>=0]
>>> str=["this","is","an","example"] ['t', 'i', 'a', 'e']

>>> element=[word[0] for word in str]
>>> print(element)
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Nested list:
List inside another list is called nested list.
Example:
>>> a=[56,34,5,[34,57]]
>>> a[0]
56
>>> a[3]
[34, 57]
>>> a[3][0]
34
>>> a[3][1]
57
Programs on matrix:
Matrix addition Output
a=[[1,1],[1,1]] [3, 3]
b=[[2,2],[2,2]] [3, 3]
c=[[0,0],[0,0]]
for i in range(len(a)):
for j in range(len(b)):
c[i][j]=a[i][j]+b[i][j]
for i in c:
print(i)
Matrix multiplication Output

a=[[1,1],[1,1]] [3, 3]
b=[[2,2],[2,2]] [3, 3]
c=[[0,0],[0,0]]
for j in range(len(b)):
for k in range(len(b)):
c[i][j]=a[i][j]+a[i][k]*b[k][j]
for i in c:
print(i)
Matrix transpose Output

a=[[1,3],[1,2]] [1, 1]
c=[[0,0],[0,0]] [3, 2]
for j in range(len(a)):
c[i][j]=a[j][i]
for i in c:
print(i)
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Illustrative programs:
Selection sort Output
a=input("Enter list:").split() Enter list:23 78 45 8 32 56
a=list(map(eval,a)) [8,2 3, 32, 45,56, 78]
for i in range(0,len(a)):
smallest = min(a[i:])
sindex= a.index(smallest)
a[i],a[sindex] = a[sindex],a[i]
print (a)
Insertion sort output

a=input("enter a list:").split()
a=list(map(int,a))
for i in a: enter a list: 8 5 7 1 9 3
j = a.index(i) [1,3,5,7,8,9]
while j>0:
if a[j-1] > a[j]:
a[j-1],a[j] = a[j],a[j-1]
else:
break
j = j-1
print (a)
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Merge sort output

def merge(a,b):
c = [] [3,9,10,27,38,43,82]
while len(a) != 0 and len(b) != 0:
if a[0] < b[0]:
c.append(a[0])
a.remove(a[0])
else:
c.append(b[0])
b.remove(b[0])
if len(a) == 0:
c=c+b
else:
c=c+a
return c
def divide(x):
if len(x) == 0 or len(x) == 1:
return x
else:
middle = len(x)//2
a = divide(x[:middle])
b = divide(x[middle:])
return merge(a,b)
x=[38,27,43,3,9,82,10]
c=divide(x)
print(c)
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Histogram Output
def histogram(a): ****
for i in a: *****
sum = '' *******
while(i>0): ********
sum=sum+'#' ************
i=i-1
print(sum)
a=[4,5,7,8,12]
histogram(a)
Calendar program Output
import calendar enter year:2017
y=int(input("enter year:")) enter month:11
m=int(input("enter month:")) November 2017
print(calendar.month(y,m)) Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
1234 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
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PART - A 30. How can you return multiple values

1. What is slicing? from function?
2. How can we distinguish between 31. what is sorting and types of sorting
tuples and lists? 32. Find length of sequence without
3. What will be the output of the given using library function.
code? 33. how to pass tuple as argument
a. List=[‘p’,’r’,’i’,’n’,’t’,] 34. how to pass a list as argument
b. Print list[8:] 35. what is parameter and types of
4. Give the syntax required to convert an parameter
integer number into string? 36. how can you insert values in to
5. List is mutable. Justify? dictionary
6. Difference between del and remove 37. what is key value pair
methods in List? 38. mention different data types can be
7. Difference between pop and remove used in key and value
in list? 39. what are the immutable data types
8. How are the values in a tuple available in python
accessed? 40. What is the use of fromkeys() in
9. What is a Dictionary in Python dictioanary.
10. Define list comprehension
11. Write a python program using list PART-B
looping 1. Explain in details about list methods
12. What do you meant by mutability 2. Discuss about operations in list
and immutability? 3. What is cloning? Explain it with
13. Define Histogram example
14. Define Tuple and show it is 4. What is aliasing? Explain with
immutable with an example. example
15. state the difference between aliasing 5. How can you pass list into function?
and cloning in list Explain with example.
16. what is list cloning 6. Explain tuples as return values with
17. what is deep cloning examples
18. state the difference between pop 7. write a program for matrix
and remove method in list multiplication
19. create tuple with single element 8. write a program for matrix addition
20. swap two numbers without using 9. write a program for matrix
third variable subtraction
21. define properties of key in 10. write a program for matrix
dictionary transpose
22. how can you access elements from 11. write procedure for selection sort
the dictionary 12. explain merge sort with an example
23. difference between delete and clear 13. explain insertion with example
method in dictionary 14. Explain in detail about dictionaries
24. What is squeezing in list? give an and its methods.
example 15. Explain in detail about advanced list
25. How to convert a tuple in to list processing.
26. How to convert a list in to tuple
27. Create a list using list
comprehension
28. Advantage of list comprehension
29. What is the use of map () function.
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GE8151 PROBLEM SOLVING AND PYTHON PROGRAMMING

UNIT I
ALGORITHMIC PROBLEM SOLVING
Algorithms, building blocks of algorithms (statements, state, control flow, functions),
notation (pseudo code, flow chart, programming language), algorithmic problem
solving, simple strategies for developing algorithms (iteration, recursion). Illustrative
problems: find minimum in a list, insert a card in a list of sorted cards, Guess an
integer number in a range, Towers of Hanoi.
1. PROBLEM SOLVING
Problem solving is the systematic approach to define the problem and creating
number of solutions.
The problem solving process starts with the problem specifications and ends with a
Correct program.
1.1 PROBLEM SOLVING TECHNIQUES

Problem solving technique is a set of techniques that helps in providing logic for solving
a problem.
Problem Solving Techniques:
Problem solving can be expressed in the form of
1. Algorithms.
2. Flowcharts.
3. Pseudo codes.
4. programs
1.2. ALGORITHM
It is defined as a sequence of instructions that describe a method for solving a
problem. In other words it is a step by step procedure for solving a problem.
Properties of Algorithms
 Should be written in simple English
 Each and every instruction should be precise and unambiguous.
 Instructions in an algorithm should not be repeated infinitely.
 Algorithm should conclude after a finite number of steps.
 Should have an end point
 Derived results should be obtained only after the algorithm terminates.
Qualities of a good algorithm
The following are the primary factors that are often used to judge the quality of the
algorithms.
Time – To execute a program, the computer system takes some amount of time. The
lesser is the time required, the better is the algorithm.
Memory – To execute a program, computer system takes some amount of memory
space. The lesser is the memory required, the better is the algorithm.
Accuracy – Multiple algorithms may provide suitable or correct solutions to a given
problem, some of these may provide more accurate results than others, and such
algorithms may be suitable.
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Unit 1: Algorithmic problem solving 1
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Example:
Example
Write an algorithm to print „Good Morning”
Step 1: Start
Step 2: Print “Good Morning”
Step 3: Stop
2. BUILDING BLOCKS OF ALGORITHMS (statements, state, control flow, functions)

Algorithms can be constructed from basic building blocks namely, sequence,
selection and iteration.
2.1. Statements:
Statement is a single action in a computer.
In a computer statements might include some of the following actions

 input data-information given to the program
 process data-perform operation on a given input
 output data-processed result
2.2. State:
Transition from one process to another process under specified condition with in a
time is called state.
2.3. Control flow:

The process of executing the individual statements in a given order is called control
flow.
The control can be executed in three ways
1. sequence
2. selection
3. iteration
Sequence:
All the instructions are executed one after another is called sequence execution.
Example:
Add two numbers:
Step 1: Start
Step 2: get a,b
Step 3: calculate c=a+b
Step 4: Display c
Step 5: Stop
Selection:
A selection statement causes the program control to be transferred to a specific
part of the program based upon the condition.
If the conditional test is true, one part of the program will be executed, otherwise
it will execute the other part of the program.

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Example
Write an algorithm to check whether he is eligible to vote?
Step 1: Start
Step 2: Get age
Step 3: if age >= 18 print “Eligible to vote”
Step 4: else print “Not eligible to vote”
Step 6: Stop
Iteration:
In some programs, certain set of statements are executed again and again based
upon conditional test. i.e. executed more than one time. This type of execution is called
looping or iteration.
Example
Write an algorithm to print all natural numbers up to n
Step 1: Start
Step 2: get n value.
Step 3: initialize i=1
Step 4: if (i<=n) go to step 5 else go to step 7
Step 5: Print i value and increment i value by 1
Step 6: go to step 4
Step 7: Stop
2.4. Functions:
 Function is a sub program which consists of block of code(set of instructions)
that performs a particular task.
 For complex problems, the problem is been divided into smaller and simpler
tasks during algorithm design.

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Benefits of Using Functions

 Reduction in line of code
 code reuse
 Better readability
 Information hiding
 Easy to debug and test
 Improved maintainability
Example:
Algorithm for addition of two numbers using function
Main function()
Step 1: Start
Step 2: Call the function add()
Step 3: Stop
sub function add()

Step 1: Function start
Step 2: Get a, b Values
Step 3: add c=a+b
Step 4: Print c
Step 5: Return
3. NOTATIONS
3.1.FLOW CHART
Flow chart is defined as graphical representation of the logic for problem solving.
The purpose of flowchart is making the logic of the program clear in a visual
representation.

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Rules for drawing a flowchart

1. The flowchart should be clear, neat and easy to follow.
2. The flowchart must have a logical start and finish.
3. Only one flow line should come out from a process symbol.
4. Only one flow line should enter a decision symbol. However, two or three flow
lines may leave the decision symbol.
5. Only one flow line is used with a terminal symbol.
6. Within standard symbols, write briefly and precisely.

7. Intersection of flow lines should be avoided.
Advantages of flowchart:
1. Communication: - Flowcharts are better way of communicating the logic of a
system to all concerned.
2. Effective analysis: - With the help of flowchart, problem can be analyzed in more
effective way.

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3. Proper documentation: - Program flowcharts serve as a good program

documentation, which is needed for various purposes.
4. Efficient Coding: - The flowcharts act as a guide or blueprint during the systems
analysis and program development phase.
5. Proper Debugging: - The flowchart helps in debugging process.
6. Efficient Program Maintenance: - The maintenance of operating program
becomes easy with the help of flowchart. It helps the programmer to put efforts
more efficiently on that part.
Disadvantages of flow chart:
1. Complex logic: - Sometimes, the program logic is quite complicated. In that case,
flowchart becomes complex and clumsy.
2. Alterations and Modifications: - If alterations are required the flowchart may
require re-drawing completely.
3. Reproduction: - As the flowchart symbols cannot be typed, reproduction of
flowchart becomes a problem.
4. Cost: For large application the time and cost of flowchart drawing becomes
costly.
3.2.PSEUDO CODE:
 Pseudo code consists of short, readable and formally styled English languages
used for explain an algorithm.
 It does not include details like variable declaration, subroutines. 
 It is easier to understand for the programmer or non programmer to understand
the general working of the program, because it is not based on any programming
language.
 It gives us the sketch of the program before actual coding. 
 It is not a machine readable
 Pseudo code can’t be compiled and executed.
 There is no standard syntax for pseudo code. 
Guidelines for writing pseudo code:
 Write one statement per line
 Capitalize initial keyword
 Indent to hierarchy
 End multiline structure
 Keep statements language independent
Common keywords used in pseudocode
The following gives common keywords used in pseudocodes.
1. //: This keyword used to represent a comment.
2. BEGIN,END: Begin is the first statement and end is the last statement.
3. INPUT, GET, READ: The keyword is used to inputting data.
4. COMPUTE, CALCULATE: used for calculation of the result of the given expression.
5. ADD, SUBTRACT, INITIALIZE used for addition, subtraction and initialization.
6. OUTPUT, PRINT, DISPLAY: It is used to display the output of the program.
7. IF, ELSE, ENDIF: used to make decision.
8. WHILE, ENDWHILE: used for iterative statements.
9. FOR, ENDFOR: Another iterative incremented/decremented tested automatically.

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Syntax for if else: Example: Greates of two numbers

IF (condition)THEN BEGIN
statement READ a,b
... IF (a>b) THEN
ELSE DISPLAY a is greater
statement ELSE
... DISPLAY b is greater
ENDIF END IF
END
Syntax for For: Example: Print n natural numbers
FOR( start-value to end-value) DO BEGIN
statement GET n
... INITIALIZE i=1
ENDFOR FOR (i<=n) DO
PRINT i
i=i+1
ENDFOR
END
Syntax for While: Example: Print n natural numbers
WHILE (condition) DO BEGIN
statement GET n
... INITIALIZE i=1
ENDWHILE WHILE(i<=n) DO
PRINT i
i=i+1
ENDWHILE
END
Advantages:
 Pseudo is independent of any language; it can be used by most programmers.
 It is easy to translate pseudo code into a programming language.
 It can be easily modified as compared to flowchart.
 Converting a pseudo code to programming language is very easy as compared
with converting a flowchart to programming language.
Disadvantages:
 It does not provide visual representation of the program’s logic.
 There are no accepted standards for writing pseudo codes.
 It cannot be compiled nor executed.
 For a beginner, It is more difficult to follow the logic or write pseudo code as
compared to flowchart.
Example:
Addition of two numbers:
BEGIN
GET a,b
ADD c=a+b
PRINT c
END

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Algorithm Flowchart Pseudo code

An algorithm is a sequence It is a graphical It is a language
of instructions used to representation of algorithm representation of
solve a problem algorithm.
User needs knowledge to not need knowledge of Not need knowledge of
write algorithm. program to draw or program language to
understand flowchart understand or write a
pseudo code.
3.3.PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
A programming language is a set of symbols and rules for instructing a computer
to perform specific tasks. The programmers have to follow all the specified rules before
writing program using programming language. The user has to communicate with the
computer using language which it can understand.
Types of programming language
1. Machine language
2. Assembly language
3. High level language
Machine language:
The computer can understand only machine language which uses 0’s and 1’s. In
machine language the different instructions are formed by taking different
combinations of 0’s and 1’s.
Advantages:
Translation free:
Machine language is the only language which the computer understands. For
executing any program written in any programming language, the conversion to
machine language is necessary. The program written in machine language can be
executed directly on computer. In this case any conversion process is not required.
High speed
The machine language program is translation free. Since the conversion time is
saved, the execution of machine language program is extremely fast.
Disadvantage:
 It is hard to find errors in a program written in the machine language.
 Writhing program in machine language is a time consuming process.
Machine dependent: According to architecture used, the computer differs from each
other. So machine language differs from computer to computer. So a program
developed for a particular type of computer may not run on other type of computer.
Assembly language:
 To overcome the issues in programming language and make the programming
process easier, an assembly language is developed which is logically equivalent to
machine language but it is easier for people to read, write and understand.
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 Assembly language is symbolic representation of machine language. Assembly

languages are symbolic programming language that uses symbolic notation to
represent machine language instructions. They are called low level language
because they are so closely related to the machines.
Ex: ADD a, b
Assembler:
Assembler is the program which translates assembly language instruction in to a
machine language.
Advantage:
 Easy to understand and use.
 It is easy to locate and correct errors.
Disadvantage
Machine dependent
The assembly language program which can be executed on the machine depends
on the architecture of that computer.
Hard to learn
It is machine dependent, so the programmer should have the hardware
knowledge to create applications using assembly language.
Less efficient
 Execution time of assembly language program is more than machine language
program.
 Because assembler is needed to convert from assembly language to machine
language.
High level language
High level language contains English words and symbols. The specified rules are
to be followed while writing program in high level language. The interpreter or
compilers are used for converting these programs in to machine readable form.
Translating high level language to machine language
The programs that translate high level language in to machine language are called
interpreter or compiler.
Compiler:
A compiler is a program which translates the source code written in a high level
language in to object code which is in machine language program. Compiler reads the
whole program written in high level language and translates it to machine language. If
any error is found it display error message on the screen.
Interpreter
Interpreter translates the high level language program in line by line manner. The
interpreter translates a high level language statement in a source program to a machine

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code and executes it immediately before translating the next statement. When an error
is found the execution of the program is halted and error message is displayed on the
screen.
Advantages
Readability
High level language is closer to natural language so they are easier to learn and
understand
Machine independent
High level language program have the advantage of being portable between
machines.
Easy debugging
Easy to find and correct error in high level language
Disadvantages
Less efficient
The translation process increases the execution time of the program. Programs in
high level language require more memory and take more execution time to execute.
They are divided into following categories:

1. Interpreted programming languages
2. Functional programming languages
3. Compiled programming languages
4. Procedural programming languages
5. Scripting programming language
6. Markup programming language
7. Concurrent programming language
8. Object oriented programming language
Interpreted programming languages:

An interpreted language is a programming language for which most of its
implementation executes instructions directly, without previously compiling a program
into machine language instructions. The interpreter executes the program directly
translating each statement into a sequence of one or more subroutines already
compiled into machine code.
Examples:
Pascal
Python
Functional programming language:

Functional programming language defines every computation as a mathematical
evaluation. They focus on the programming languages are bound to mathematical
calculations
Examples:
Clean
Haskell

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Compiled Programming language:

A compiled programming is a programming language whose implementation are
typically compilers and not interpreters.
It will produce a machine code from source code.
Examples:
C
C++
C#
JAVA
Procedural programming language:

Procedural (imperative) programming implies specifying the steps that the
programs should take to reach to an intended state.
A procedure is a group of statements that can be referred through a procedure call.
Procedures help in the reuse of code. Procedural programming makes the programs
structured and easily traceable for program flow.
Examples:
Hyper talk
MATLAB
Scripting language:
Scripting language are programming languages that control an application.
Scripts can execute independent of any other application. They are mostly embedded in
the application that they control and are used to automate frequently executed tasks
like communicating with external program.
Examples:
Apple script
VB script
Markup languages:
A markup language is an artificial language that uses annotations to text that
define hoe the text is to be displayed.
Examples:
HTML
XML
Concurrent programming language:
Concurrent programming is a computer programming technique that provides
for the execution of operation concurrently, either with in a single computer or across a
number of systems.
Examples:
Joule
Limbo
Object oriented programming language:
Object oriented programming is a programming paradigm based on the concept
of objects which may contain data in the form of procedures often known as methods.

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Examples:
Lava
Moto
4. ALGORITHMIC PROBLEM SOLVING:
Algorithmic problem solving is solving problem that require the formulation of an

algorithm for the solution.
Understanding the Problem

 It is the process of finding the input of the problem that the algorithm solves.
 It is very important to specify exactly the set of inputs the algorithm needs to
handle.
 A correct algorithm is not one that works most of the time, but one that works
correctly for all legitimate inputs.
Ascertaining the Capabilities of the Computational Device
 If the instructions are executed one after another, it is called sequential

algorithm.

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 If the instructions are executed concurrently, it is called parallel algorithm.
Choosing between Exact and Approximate Problem Solving

 The next principal decision is to choose between solving the problem exactly or
solving it approximately.
 Based on this, the algorithms are classified as exact algorithm and approximation
algorithm.
Deciding a data structure:
 Data structure plays a vital role in designing and analysis the algorithms.
 Some of the algorithm design techniques also depend on the structuring data
specifying a problem’s instance
 Algorithm+ Data structure=programs.
Algorithm Design Techniques

 An algorithm design technique (or “strategy” or “paradigm”) is a general
approach to solving problems algorithmically that is applicable to a variety of
problems from different areas of computing.
 Learning these techniques is of utmost importance for the following reasons.
 First, they provide guidance for designing algorithms for new problems,
 Second, algorithms are the cornerstone of computer science
Methods of Specifying an Algorithm

 Pseudocode is a mixture of a natural language and programming language-like
constructs. Pseudocode is usually more precise than natural language, and its
usage often yields more succinct algorithm descriptions.
 In the earlier days of computing, the dominant vehicle for specifying algorithms
was a flowchart, a method of expressing an algorithm by a collection of
connected geometric shapes containing descriptions of the algorithm’s steps.
 Programming language can be fed into an electronic computer directly. Instead,

it needs to be converted into a computer program written in a particular
computer language. We can look at such a program as yet another way of
specifying the algorithm, although it is preferable to consider it as the algorithm’s
implementation.
Proving an Algorithm’s Correctness
 Once an algorithm has been specified, you have to prove its correctness. That is,
you have to prove that the algorithm yields a required result for every legitimate
input in a finite amount of time.
 A common technique for proving correctness is to use mathematical induction
because an algorithm’s iterations provide a natural sequence of steps needed for
such proofs.
 It might be worth mentioning that although tracing the algorithm’s performance
for a few specific inputs can be a very worthwhile activity, it cannot prove the
algorithm’s correctness conclusively. But in order to show that an algorithm is
incorrect, you need just one instance of its input for which the algorithm fails.

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Analysing an Algorithm
1. Efficiency.
Time efficiency, indicating how fast the algorithm runs,
Space efficiency, indicating how much extra memory it uses.
2. simplicity.
 An algorithm should be precisely defined and investigated with mathematical
expressions.
 Simpler algorithms are easier to understand and easier to program.
 Simple algorithms usually contain fewer bugs.
Coding an Algorithm
 Most algorithms are destined to be ultimately implemented as computer
programs. Programming an algorithm presents both a peril and an opportunity.
 A working program provides an additional opportunity in allowing an empirical
analysis of the underlying algorithm. Such an analysis is based on timing the
program on several inputs and then analysing the results obtained.
5. SIMPLE STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING ALGORITHMS:

1. iterations
2. Recursions
5.1. Iterations:
A sequence of statements is executed until a specified condition is true is called
iterations.
1. for loop
2. While loop
Syntax for For: Example: Print n natural numbers
BEGIN
FOR( start-value to end-value) DO GET n
statement INITIALIZE i=1
... FOR (i<=n) DO
ENDFOR PRINT i
i=i+1
ENDFOR
END
Syntax for While: Example: Print n natural numbers
BEGIN
WHILE (condition) DO GET n
statement INITIALIZE i=1
... WHILE(i<=n) DO
ENDWHILE PRINT i
i=i+1
ENDWHILE
END
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5.2. Recursions:
 A function that calls itself is known as recursion.
 Recursion is a process by which a function calls itself repeatedly until some
specified condition has been satisfied.
Algorithm for factorial of n numbers using recursion:
Main function:
Step1: Start
Step2: Get n
Step3: call factorial(n)
Step4: print fact
Step5: Stop
Sub function factorial(n):

Step1: if(n==1) then fact=1 return fact
Step2: else fact=n*factorial(n-1) and return fact

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Pseudo code for factorial using recursion:
Main function:
BEGIN
GET n
CALL factorial(n)
PRINT fact
BIN
Sub function factorial(n):
IF(n==1) THEN
fact=1
RETURN fact
ELSE
RETURN fact=n*factorial(n-1)

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More examples:
Write an algorithm to find area of a rectangle
Step 1: Start BEGIN

Step 2: get l,b values READ l,b
Step 3: Calculate A=l*b CALCULATE A=l*b
Step 4: Display A DISPLAY A
Step 5: Stop END
Write an algorithm for Calculating area and circumference of circle
Step 1: Start BEGIN

Step 2: get r value READ r
Step 3: Calculate A=3.14*r*r CALCULATE A and C
Step 4: Calculate C=2.3.14*r A=3.14*r*r
Step 5: Display A,C C=2*3.14*r
Step 6: Stop DISPLAY A
END
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Write an algorithm for Calculating simple interest

Step 1: Start
Step 2: get P, n, r value BEGIN
Step3:Calculate READ P, n, r
SI=(p*n*r)/100 CALCULATE S
Step 4: Display S SI=(p*n*r)/100
Step 5: Stop DISPLAY SI
END
Write an algorithm for Calculating engineering cutoff

Step 1: Start
Step2: get P,C,M value BEGIN
Step3:calculate READ P,C,M
Cutoff= (P/4+C/4+M/2) CALCULATE
Step 4: Display Cutoff Cutoff= (P/4+C/4+M/2)
Step 5: Stop DISPLAY Cutoff
END
To check greatest of two numbers

Step 1: Start
Step 2: get a,b value
Step 3: check if(a>b) print a is greater
Step 4: else b is greater
Step 5: Stop

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BEGIN
READ a,b
IF (a>b) THEN
DISPLAY a is greater
ELSE
DISPLAY b is greater
END IF
END
To check leap year or not

Step 1: Start
Step 2: get y
Step 3: if(y%4==0) print leap year
Step 4: else print not leap year
Step 5: Stop
BEGIN
READ y
IF (y%4==0) THEN
DISPLAY leap year
ELSE
DISPLAY not leap year
END IF
END

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To check positive or negative number

Step 1: Start
Step 2: get num
Step 3: check if(num>0) print a is positive
Step 4: else num is negative
Step 5: Stop
BEGIN
READ num
IF (num>0) THEN
DISPLAY num is positive
ELSE
DISPLAY num is negative
END IF
END

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To check odd or even number

Step 1: Start
Step 2: get num
Step 3: check if(num%2==0) print num is even
Step 4: else num is odd
Step 5: Stop
BEGIN
READ num
IF (num%2==0) THEN
DISPLAY num is even
ELSE
DISPLAY num is odd
END IF
END
To check greatest of three numbers

Step1: Start
Step2: Get A, B, C
Step3: if(A>B) goto Step4 else goto step5
Step4: If(A>C) print A else print C
Step5: If(B>C) print B else print C
Step6: Stop
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BEGIN
READ a, b, c
IF (a>b) THEN
IF(a>c) THEN
DISPLAY a is greater
ELSE
DISPLAY c is greater
END IF
ELSE
IF(b>c) THEN
DISPLAY b is greater
ELSE
DISPLAY c is greater
END IF
END IF
END
Write an algorithm to check whether given number is +ve, -ve or zero.

Step 1: Start
Step 2: Get n value.
Step 3: if (n ==0) print “Given number is Zero” Else goto step4
Step 4: if (n > 0) then Print “Given number is +ve”
Step 5: else Print “Given number is -ve”
Step 6: Stop

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BEGIN
GET n
IF(n==0) THEN
DISPLAY “ n is zero”
ELSE
IF(n>0) THEN
DISPLAY “n is positive”
ELSE
DISPLAY “n is positive”
END IF
END IF
END

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Write an algorithm to print all natural numbers up to n
Step 1: Start
Step 2: get n value.
Step 3: initialize i=1
Step 4: if (i<=n) go to step 5 else go to step 8
Step 5: Print i value
step 6 : increment i value by 1
Step 7: go to step 4
Step 8: Stop
BEGIN
GET n
INITIALIZE i=1
WHILE(i<=n) DO
PRINT i
i=i+1
ENDWHILE
END

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Write an algorithm to print n odd numbers
Step 1: start
step 2: get n value
step 3: set initial value i=1
step 4: check if(i<=n) goto step 5 else goto step 8
step 5: print i value
step 6: increment i value by 2
step 7: goto step 4
step 8: stop
BEGIN
GET n
INITIALIZE i=1
WHILE(i<=n) DO
PRINT i
i=i+2
ENDWHILE
END

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Write an algorithm to print n even numbers
Step 1: start
step 2: get n value
step 4: check if(i<=n) goto step 5 else goto step8
step 5: print i value
step 7: goto step 4
step 8: stop
BEGIN
GET n
INITIALIZE i=2
WHILE(i<=n) DO
PRINT i
i=i+2
ENDWHILE
END

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Write an algorithm to print squares of a number

Step 1: start
step 2: get n value
step 4: check i value if(i<=n) goto step 5 else goto step8
step 5: print i*i value
step 7: goto step 4
step 8: stop
BEGIN
GET n
INITIALIZE i=1
WHILE(i<=n) DO
PRINT i*i
i=i+2
ENDWHILE
END
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Write an algorithm to print to print cubes of a number

Step 1: start
step 2: get n value
step 4: check i value if(i<=n) goto step 5 else goto step8
step 5: print i*i *i value
step 7: goto step 4
step 8: stop
BEGIN
GET n
INITIALIZE i=1
WHILE(i<=n) DO
PRINT i*i*i
i=i+2
ENDWHILE
END

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Write an algorithm to find sum of a given number
Step 1: start
step 2: get n value
step 3: set initial value i=1, sum=0
Step 4: check i value if(i<=n) goto step 5 else goto step8
step 5: calculate sum=sum+i
step 7: goto step 4
step 8: print sum value
step 9: stop
BEGIN
GET n
INITIALIZE i=1,sum=0
WHILE(i<=n) DO
sum=sum+i
i=i+1
ENDWHILE
PRINT sum
END

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Write an algorithm to find factorial of a given number
Step 1: start
step 2: get n value
step 3: set initial value i=1, fact=1
Step 4: check i value if(i<=n) goto step 5 else goto step8
step 5: calculate fact=fact*i
step 7: goto step 4
step 8: print fact value
step 9: stop
BEGIN
GET n
INITIALIZE i=1,fact=1
WHILE(i<=n) DO
fact=fact*i
i=i+1
ENDWHILE
PRINT fact
END

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Basic python programs:
Addition of two numbers Output

a=eval(input(“enter first no”)) enter first no
b=eval(input(“enter second no”)) 5
c=a+b enter second no
print(“the sum is “,c) 6
the sum is 11
Area of rectangle Output
l=eval(input(“enter the length of rectangle”)) enter the length of rectangle 5
b=eval(input(“enter the breath of rectangle”)) enter the breath of rectangle 6
a=l*b 30
print(a)
Area & circumference of circle output
r=eval(input(“enter the radius of circle”)) enter the radius of circle4
a=3.14*r*r the area of circle 50.24
c=2*3.14*r the circumference of circle
print(“the area of circle”,a) 25.12
print(“the circumference of circle”,c)
Calculate simple interest Output
p=eval(input(“enter principle amount”)) enter principle amount 5000
n=eval(input(“enter no of years”)) enter no of years 4
r=eval(input(“enter rate of interest”)) enter rate of interest6
si=p*n*r/100 simple interest is 1200.0
print(“simple interest is”,si)
Calculate engineering cutoff Output

p=eval(input(“enter physics marks”)) enter physics marks 100
c=eval(input(“enter chemistry marks”)) enter chemistry marks 99
m=eval(input(“enter maths marks”)) enter maths marks 96
cutoff=(p/4+c/4+m/2) cutoff = 97.75
print(“cutoff =”,cutoff)
Check voting eligibility output

age=eval(input(“enter ur age”)) Enter ur age
If(age>=18): 19
print(“eligible for voting”) Eligible for voting
else:
print(“not eligible for voting”)
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Find greatest of three numbers output

a=eval(input(“enter the value of a”)) enter the value of a 9
b=eval(input(“enter the value of b”)) enter the value of a 1
c=eval(input(“enter the value of c”)) enter the value of a 8
if(a>b): the greatest no is 9
if(a>c):
print(“the greatest no is”,a)
else:
print(“the greatest no is”,c)
else:
if(b>c):
print(“the greatest no is”,b)
else:
Programs on for loop
Print n natural numbers Output
for i in range(1,5,1): 1234
print(i)
Print n odd numbers Output
for i in range(1,10,2):
13579
print(i)
Print n even numbers Output

for i in range(2,10,2):
246 8
print(i)
Print squares of numbers Output
for i in range(1,5,1): 1 4 9 16
print(i*i)
Print squares of numbers Output
for i in range(1,5,1): 1 8 27 64
print(i*i*i)
Programs on while loop

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Print n natural numbers Output

i=1 1
while(i<=5): 2
print(i) 3
i=i+1 4
5
Print n odd numbers Output
i=2 2
while(i<=10): 4
print(i) 6
i=i+2 8
10
Print n even numbers Output
i=1 1
while(i<=10): 3
print(i) 5
i=i+2 7
9
Print n squares of numbers Output
i=1 1
while(i<=5): 4
print(i*i) 9
i=i+1 16
25
Print n cubes numbers Output

i=1 1
while(i<=3): 8
print(i*i*i) 27
i=i+1
find sum of n numbers Output

i=1 55
sum=0
while(i<=10):
sum=sum+i
i=i+1
print(sum)

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factorial of n numbers/product of n numbers Output

i=1 3628800
product=1
while(i<=10):
product=product*i
i=i+1
print(product)
sum of n numbers Output

def add(): enter a value
a=eval(input(“enter a value”)) 6
b=eval(input(“enter b value”)) enter b value
c=a+b 4
print(“the sum is”,c) the sum is 10
add()
area of rectangle using function Output

def area(): enter the length of
l=eval(input(“enter the length of rectangle”)) rectangle 20
b=eval(input(“enter the breath of rectangle”)) enter the breath of
a=l*b rectangle 5
print(“the area of rectangle is”,a) the area of rectangle is
area() 100
swap two values of variables Output

def swap(): enter a value3
a=eval(input("enter a value")) enter b value5
b=eval(input("enter b value")) a= 5 b= 3
c=a
a=b
b=c
print("a=",a,"b=",b)
swap()

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check the no divisible by 5 or not Output

def div(): enter n value10
n=eval(input("enter n value")) the number is divisible by
if(n%5==0): 5
print("the number is divisible by 5")
else:
print("the number not divisible by 5")
div()
find reminder and quotient of given no Output

def reminder(): enter a 6
a=eval(input("enter a")) enter b 3
b=eval(input("enter b")) the reminder is 0
R=a%b enter a 8
print("the reminder is",R) enter b 4
def quotient(): the reminder is 2.0
a=eval(input("enter a"))
b=eval(input("enter b"))
Q=a/b
print("the reminder is",Q)
reminder()
quotient()
convert the temperature Output

enter temperature in
def ctof(): centigrade 37
c=eval(input("enter temperature in centigrade")) the temperature in
f=(1.8*c)+32 Fahrenheit is 98.6
print("the temperature in Fahrenheit is",f) enter temp in Fahrenheit
def ftoc(): 100
f=eval(input("enter temp in Fahrenheit")) the temperature in
c=(f-32)/1.8 centigrade is 37.77
print("the temperature in centigrade is",c)
ctof()
ftoc()

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program for basic calculator Output

def add(): enter a value 10
a=eval(input("enter a value")) enter b value 10
b=eval(input("enter b value")) the sum is 20
c=a+b enter a value 10
print("the sum is",c) enter b value 10
def sub(): the diff is 0
a=eval(input("enter a value")) enter a value 10
b=eval(input("enter b value")) enter b value 10
c=a-b the mul is 100
print("the diff is",c) enter a value 10
def mul(): enter b value 10
a=eval(input("enter a value")) the div is 1
b=eval(input("enter b value"))
c=a*b
print("the mul is",c)
def div():
a=eval(input("enter a value"))
b=eval(input("enter b value"))
c=a/b
print("the div is",c)
add()
sub()
mul()
div()

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Part A:
1. What is mean by problem solving?
2. List down the problem solving techniques?
3. Define algorithm?
4. What are the properties of algorithm?
5. List down the equalities of good algorithm?
6. Define statements?
7. Define state?
8. What is called control flow?
9. What is called sequence execution?
10. Define iteration?
11. What is mean by flow chart?
12. List down the basic symbols for drawing flowchart?
13. List down the rules for drawing the flowchart?
14. What are the advantages of flowchart?
15. What are the disadvantages of flowchart?
16. Define pseudo code?
17. List down the keywords used in writing pseudo code?
18. Mention the advantages of using pseudo code?
19. Mention the disadvantages of using pseudo code?
20. What are the ways available to represent algorithm?
21. Differentiate flowchart and pseudo code?
22. Differentiate algorithm and pseudo code?
23. What is programming language?
24. Mention the types of programming language?
25. What is mean by machine level language?
26. What are the advantages and disadvantages of machine level language?
27. What is high level programming language and mention its advantages?
28. What are the steps in algorithmic problem solving?
29. Write the algorithm for any example?
30. Draw the flow chart for any example?
31. Write pseudo code for any example?
Part B:
1. Explain in detail about problem solving techniques?
2. Explain in detail about building blocks of algorithm?
3. Discuss the symbols and rules for drawing flowchart with the example?
4. Explain in detail about programming language?
5. Discuss briefly about algorithmic problem solving?
6. Write algorithm, pseudo code and flow chart for any example?
7. Explain in detail about simple strategies for developing algorithms?
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UNIT II
DATA, EXPRESSIONS, STATEMENTS
Python interpreter and interactive mode; values and types: int, float, boolean, string,
and list; variables, expressions, statements, tuple assignment, precedence of operators,
comments; Modules and functions, function definition and use, flow of execution,
parameters and arguments; Illustrative programs: exchange the values of two
variables, circulate the values of n variables, distance between two points.
1. INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON:
Python is a general-purpose interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, and high-
level programming language.
It was created by Guido van Rossum during 1985- 1990.
Python got its name from “Monty Python’s flying circus”. Python was released in the
year 2000.
 Python is interpreted: Python is processed at runtime by the interpreter. You
do not need to compile your program before executing it.
 Python is Interactive: You can actually sit at a Python prompt and interact with
the interpreter directly to write your programs.
 Python is Object-Oriented: Python supports Object-Oriented style or technique
of programming that encapsulates code within objects.
 Python is a Beginner's Language: Python is a great language for the beginner-
level programmers and supports the development of a wide range of
applications.
1.1. Python Features:
 Easy-to-learn: Python is clearly defined and easily readable. The structure
of the program is very simple. It uses few keywords.
 Easy-to-maintain: Python's source code is fairly easy-to-maintain.
 Portable: Python can run on a wide variety of hardware platforms and has the
same interface on all platforms.
 Interpreted: Python is processed at runtime by the interpreter. So, there is no
need to compile a program before executing it. You can simply run the program.
 Extensible: Programmers can embed python within their C,C++,Java script
,ActiveX, etc.
 Free and Open Source: Anyone can freely distribute it, read the source code, and
edit it.
 High Level Language: When writing programs, programmers concentrate on
solutions of the current problem, no need to worry about the low level details.
 Scalable: Python provides a better structure and support for large programs
than shell scripting.
1.2. Applications:
 Bit Torrent file sharing
 Google search engine, Youtube
 Intel, Cisco, HP, IBM
 i–Robot
 NASA
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 Facebook, Drop box
1.3. Python interpreter:

Interpreter: To execute a program in a high-level language by translating it one line at
a time.
Compiler: To translate a program written in a high-level language into a low-level
language all at once, in preparation for later execution.
Compiler Interpreter
Interpreter Takes Single instruction as
Compiler Takes Entire program as input
input
No Intermediate Object Code
Intermediate Object Code is Generated
is Generated
Conditional Control Statements are Conditional Control Statements are
Executes faster Executes slower
Memory Requirement is More(Since Object
Memory Requirement is Less
Code is Generated)
Every time higher level program is
Program need not be compiled every time
converted into lower level program
Errors are displayed after entire Errors are displayed for every
program is checked instruction interpreted (if any)
Example : C Compiler Example : PYTHON
1.4 MODES OF PYTHON INTERPRETER:

Python Interpreter is a program that reads and executes Python code. It uses 2 modes
of Execution.
1. Interactive mode
2. Script mode
Interactive mode:
 Interactive Mode, as the name suggests, allows us to interact with OS.
 When we type Python statement, interpreter displays the result(s)
immediately.
Advantages:
 Python, in interactive mode, is good enough to learn, experiment or explore.
 Working in interactive mode is convenient for beginners and for testing small
pieces of code.
Drawback:
 We cannot save the statements and have to retype all the statements once again to
re-run them.
In interactive mode, you type Python programs and the interpreter displays the result:
>>> 1 + 1
2
The chevron, >>>, is the prompt the interpreter uses to indicate that it is ready for you
to enter code. If you type 1 + 1, the interpreter replies 2.
>>> print ('Hello, World!')
Hello, World!

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This is an example of a print statement. It displays a result on the screen. In this case,
the result is the words.
Script mode:
 In script mode, we type python program in a file and then use interpreter to
execute the content of the file.
 Scripts can be saved to disk for future use. Python scripts have the
extension .py, meaning that the filename ends with .py
 Save the code with filename.py and run the interpreter in script mode to execute
the script.
Interactive mode Script mode

A way of using the Python interpreter by A way of using the Python interpreter to
typing commands and expressions at the read and execute statements in a script.
prompt.
Cant save and edit the code Can save and edit the code
If we want to experiment with the code, If we are very clear about the code, we can
we can use interactive mode. use script mode.
we cannot save the statements for further we can save the statements for further use
use and we have to retype and we no need to retype
all the statements to re-run them. all the statements to re-run them.
We can see the results immediately. We cant see the code immediately.
Integrated Development Learning Environment (IDLE):

 Is a graphical user interface which is completely written in Python.
 It is bundled with the default implementation of the python language and also
comes with optional part of the Python packaging.
Features of IDLE:
 Multi-window text editor with syntax highlighting.

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 Auto completion with smart indentation.

 Python shell to display output with syntax highlighting.
2.VALUES AND DATA TYPES
Value:
Value can be any letter ,number or string.
Eg, Values are 2, 42.0, and 'Hello, World!'. (These values belong to different
datatypes.)
Data type:
Every value in Python has a data type.
It is a set of values, and the allowable operations on those values.
Python has four standard data types:
2.1 Numbers:
 Number data type stores Numerical Values.
 This data type is immutable [i.e. values/items cannot be changed].
 Python supports integers, floating point numbers and complex numbers. They
are defined as,
2.2 Sequence:
 A sequence is an ordered collection of items, indexed by positive integers.
 It is a combination of mutable (value can be changed) and immutable (values
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 There are three types of sequence data type available in Python, they are
1. Strings
2. Lists
3. Tuples
2.2.1 Strings:
 A String in Python consists of a series or sequence of characters - letters,
numbers, and special characters.
 Strings are marked by quotes:
 single quotes (' ') Eg, 'This a string in single quotes'
 double quotes (" ") Eg, "'This a string in double quotes'"
 triple quotes(""" """) Eg, This is a paragraph. It is made up of
multiple lines and sentences."""
 Individual character in a string is accessed using a subscript (index).
 Characters can be accessed using indexing and slicing operations
Strings are immutable i.e. the contents of the string cannot be changed after it is
created.
Indexing:
 Positive indexing helps in accessing the string from the beginning

 Negative subscript helps in accessing the string from the end.
 Subscript 0 or –ve n(where n is length of the string) displays the first element.
Example: A[0] or A[-5] will display “H”
 Subscript 1 or –ve (n-1) displays the second element.
Example: A[1] or A[-4] will display “E”
Operations on string:
i. Indexing
ii. Slicing
iii. Concatenation
iv. Repetitions
v. Member ship
Creating a string >>> s="good morning" Creating the list with elements of
different data types.
Indexing >>> print(s[2])  Accessing the item in the
o position 0
>>> print(s[6])  Accessing the item in the
O position 2
Slicing( ending >>> print(s[2:]) - Displaying items from 2nd till
position -1) od morning last.

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Slice operator is >>> print(s[:4]) - Displaying items from 1st

used to extract Good position till 3rd .
part of a data
type
Concatenation >>>print(s+"friends") -Adding and printing the
good morningfriends characters of two strings.
Repetition >>>print(s*2) Creates new strings,

good morninggood concatenating multiple copies of
morning the same string
in, not in >>> s="good morning" Using membership operators to
(membership >>>"m" in s check a particular character is in
operator) True string or not. Returns true if
>>> "a" not in s present.
True
2.2.2 Lists
 List is an ordered sequence of items. Values in the list are called elements / items.
 It can be written as a list of comma-separated items (values) between square
brackets[ ].
 Items in the lists can be of different data types.
Operations on list:
Indexing
Slicing
Concatenation
Repetitions
Updation, Insertion, Deletion
Creating a list >>>list1=["python", 7.79, 101, Creating the list with

"hello”] elements of different data
>>>list2=["god",6.78,9] types.
Indexing >>>print(list1[0])  Accessing the item in
python the position 0
>>> list1[2]  Accessing the item in
101
the position 2
Slicing( ending >>> print(list1[1:3]) - Displaying items from 1st
position -1) [7.79, 101] till 2nd.
Slice operator is >>>print(list1[1:]) - Displaying items from 1st
used to extract [7.79, 101, 'hello'] position till last.
part of a string, or
some part of a list
Python
Concatenation >>>print( list1+list2) -Adding and printing the
['python', 7.79, 101, 'hello', 'god', items of two lists.

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6.78, 9]
Repetition >>> list2*3 Creates new strings,
['god', 6.78, 9, 'god', 6.78, 9, 'god', concatenating multiple
6.78, 9] copies of the same string
Updating the list >>> list1[2]=45 Updating the list using index
>>>print( list1) value
[‘python’, 7.79, 45, ‘hello’]
Inserting an >>> list1.insert(2,"program") Inserting an element in 2nd
element >>> print(list1) position
['python', 7.79, 'program', 45,
'hello']
Removing an >>> list1.remove(45) Removing an element by
element >>> print(list1) giving the element directly
['python', 7.79, 'program', 'hello']
2.2.4 Tuple:
 A tuple is same as list, except that the set of elements is enclosed in parentheses
instead of square brackets.
 A tuple is an immutable list. i.e. once a tuple has been created, you can't add
elements to a tuple or remove elements from the tuple.
 Benefit of Tuple:
 Tuples are faster than lists.
 If the user wants to protect the data from accidental changes, tuple can be used.
 Tuples can be used as keys in dictionaries, while lists can't.
Basic Operations:
Creating a tuple >>>t=("python", 7.79, 101, Creating the tuple with elements
"hello”) of different data types.
Indexing >>>print(t[0])  Accessing the item in the
python position 0
>>> t[2]  Accessing the item in the
101
position 2
Slicing( ending >>>print(t[1:3])  Displaying items from 1st
position -1) (7.79, 101) till 2nd.
Concatenation >>> t+("ram", 67) 

Adding tuple elements at
('python', 7.79, 101, 'hello', 'ram',
the end of another tuple
67) elements
Repetition >>>print(t*2)  Creates new strings,
('python', 7.79, 101, 'hello', concatenating multiple copies of
'python', 7.79, 101, 'hello') the same string
Altering the tuple data type leads to error. Following error occurs when user tries to
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>>> t[0]="a"
Trace back (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
Type Error: 'tuple' object does not support item assignment
2.3 Mapping
-This data type is unordered and mutable.
-Dictionaries fall under Mappings.
2.3.1 Dictionaries:
 Lists are ordered sets of objects, whereas dictionaries are unordered sets.
 Dictionary is created by using curly brackets. i,e. {}
 Dictionaries are accessed via keys and not via their position.
 A dictionary is an associative array (also known as hashes). Any key of the
dictionary is associated (or mapped) to a value.
 The values of a dictionary can be any Python data type. So dictionaries are
unordered key-value-pairs(The association of a key and a value is called a key-
value pair )
Dictionaries don't support the sequence operation of the sequence data types like
strings, tuples and lists.
Creating a >>> food = {"ham":"yes", "egg" : Creating the dictionary with

dictionary "yes", "rate":450 } elements of different data
>>>print(food) types.
{'rate': 450, 'egg': 'yes', 'ham':
'yes'}
Indexing >>>> print(food["rate"]) Accessing the item with keys.
450
Slicing( ending >>>print(t[1:3]) Displaying items from 1st till
position -1) (7.79, 101) 2nd.
If you try to access a key which doesn't exist, you will get an error message:
>>> words = {"house" : "Haus", "cat":"Katze"}
>>> words["car"]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
KeyError: 'car'
Data type Compile time Run time

int a=10 a=int(input(“enter a”))
float a=10.5 a=float(input(“enter a”))
string a=”panimalar” a=input(“enter a string”)
list a=[20,30,40,50] a=list(input(“enter a list”))
tuple a=(20,30,40,50) a=tuple(input(“enter a tuple”))

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3.Variables,Keywords Expressions, Statements, Comments, Docstring ,Lines And

Indentation, Quotation In Python, Tuple Assignment:
3.1VARIABLES:
 A variable allows us to store a value by assigning it to a name, which can be used
later.
 Named memory locations to store values.
 Programmers generally choose names for their variables that are meaningful.
 It can be of any length. No space is allowed.
 We don't need to declare a variable before using it. In Python, we simply assign a
value to a variable and it will exist.
Assigning value to variable:

Value should be given on the right side of assignment operator(=) and variable on left
side.
>>>counter =45
print(counter)
Assigning a single value to several variables simultaneously:
>>> a=b=c=100
Assigning multiple values to multiple variables:
>>> a,b,c=2,4,"ram"
3.2KEYWORDS:
 Keywords are the reserved words in Python.
 We cannot use a keyword as variable name, function name or any other
identifier.
 They are used to define the syntax and structure of the Python language.
 Keywords are case sensitive.
3.3IDENTIFIERS:
Identifier is the name given to entities like class, functions, variables etc. in
Python.
 Identifiers can be a combination of letters in lowercase (a to z) or uppercase (A to
Z) or digits (0 to 9) or an underscore (_).

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 all are valid example.

 An identifier cannot start with a digit.
 Keywords cannot be used as identifiers.
 Cannot use special symbols like !, @, #, $, % etc. in our identifier.
 Identifier can be of any length.
Example:
Names like myClass, var_1, and this_is_a_long_variable
Valid declarations Invalid declarations

Num Number 1
Num num 1
Num1 addition of program
_NUM 1Num
NUM_temp2 Num.no
IF if
Else else
3.4 STATEMENTS AND EXPRESSIONS:

3.4.1 Statements:
-Instructions that a Python interpreter can executes are called statements.
-A statement is a unit of code like creating a variable or displaying a value.
>>> n = 17
>>> print(n)
Here, The first line is an assignment statement that gives a value to n.
The second line is a print statement that displays the value of n.
3.4.2 Expressions:
-An expression is a combination of values, variables, and operators.
- A value all by itself is considered an expression, and also a variable.
- So the following are all legal expressions:
>>> 42
42
>>> a=2
>>> a+3+2
7
>>> z=("hi"+"friend")
>>> print(z)
hifriend
3.5 INPUT AND OUTPUT
INPUT: Input is data entered by user (end user) in the program.

In python, input () function is available for input.
Syntax for input() is:
variable = input (“data”)

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Example:
>>> x=input("enter the name:")
enter the name: george
>>>y=int(input("enter the number"))
enter the number 3
#python accepts string as default data type. conversion is required for type.
OUTPUT: Output can be displayed to the user using Print statement .

Syntax:
print (expression/constant/variable)
Example:
>>> print ("Hello")
Hello
3.6 COMMENTS:
 A hash sign (#) is the beginning of a comment.
 Anything written after # in a line is ignored by interpreter.
Eg:percentage = (minute * 100) / 60 # calculating percentage of an hour
 Python does not have multiple-line commenting feature. You have to
comment each line individually as follows :
Example:
# This is a comment.
# This is a comment, too.
# I said that already.
3.7 DOCSTRING:
 Docstring is short for documentation string.
 It is a string that occurs as the first statement in a module, function, class, or
method definition. We must write what a function/class does in the docstring.
 Triple quotes are used while writing docstrings.
Syntax:
functionname__doc.__
Example:
def double(num):
"""Function to double the value"""
return 2*num
>>> print(double.__doc__)
Function to double the value
3.8 LINES AND INDENTATION:

 Most of the programming languages like C, C++, Java use braces { } to define a
block of code. But, python uses indentation.
 Blocks of code are denoted by line indentation.
 It is a space given to the block of codes for class and function definitions or flow
control.

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Example:
a=3
b=1
if a>b:
print("a is greater")
else:
print("b is greater")
3.9 QUOTATION IN PYTHON:

Python accepts single ('), double (") and triple (''' or """) quotes to denote string literals.
Anything that is represented using quotations are considered as string.
 single quotes (' ') Eg, 'This a string in single quotes'

 double quotes (" ") Eg, "'This a string in double quotes'"
 triple quotes(""" """) Eg, This is a paragraph. It is made up of multiple lines
and sentences."""
3.10 TUPLE ASSIGNMENT
 An assignment to all of the elements in a tuple using a single assignment

statement.
 Python has a very powerful tuple assignment feature that allows a tuple of
variables on the left of an assignment to be assigned values from a tuple on the
right of the assignment.
 The left side is a tuple of variables; the right side is a tuple of values.
 Each value is assigned to its respective variable.
 All the expressions on the right side are evaluated before any of the assignments.
This feature makes tuple assignment quite versatile.
 Naturally, the number of variables on the left and the number of values on the
right have to be the same.
>>> (a, b, c, d) = (1, 2, 3)
ValueError: need more than 3 values to unpack
Example:
-It is useful to swap the values of two variables. With conventional assignment
statements, we have to use a temporary variable. For example, to swap a and b:
Swap two numbers Output:

a=2;b=3
print(a,b) (2, 3)
temp = a (3, 2)
a=b >>>
b = temp
print(a,b)
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-Tuple assignment solves this problem neatly:
(a, b) = (b, a)
-One way to think of tuple assignment is as tuple packing/unpacking.

In tuple packing, the values on the left are ‘packed’ together in a tuple:
>>> b = ("George", 25, "20000") # tuple packing
-In tuple unpacking, the values in a tuple on the right are ‘unpacked’ into the
variables/names on the right:
>>> b = ("George", 25, "20000") # tuple packing

>>> (name, age, salary) = b # tuple unpacking
>>> name
'George'
>>> age
25
>>> salary
'20000'
-The right side can be any kind of sequence (string,list,tuple)

Example:
-To split an email address in to user name and a domain
>>> mailid='god@abc.org'
>>> name,domain=mailid.split('@')
>>> print name
god
>>> print (domain)
abc.org
4.OPERATORS:
 Operators are the constructs which can manipulate the value of operands.
 Consider the expression 4 + 5 = 9. Here, 4 and 5 are called operands and + is
called operator
 Types of Operators:
-Python language supports the following types of operators
 Arithmetic Operators
 Comparison (Relational) Operators
 Assignment Operators
 Logical Operators
 Bitwise Operators
 Membership Operators
 Identity Operators
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4.1 Arithmetic operators:

They are used to perform mathematical operations like addition, subtraction,
multiplication etc. Assume, a=10 and b=5
Operator Description Example
+ Addition Adds values on either side of the operator. a + b = 30
- Subtraction Subtracts right hand operand from left hand a – b = -10

operand.
* Multiplies values on either side of the operator a * b = 200

Multiplication
/ Division Divides left hand operand by right hand operand b/a=2
% Modulus Divides left hand operand by right hand operand b%a=0

and returns remainder
** Exponent Performs exponential (power) calculation on a**b =10 to the

operators power 20
// Floor Division - The division of operands where the 5//2=2

result is the quotient in which the digits after the
decimal point are removed
Examples Output:
a=10 a+b= 15
b=5 a-b= 5
print("a+b=",a+b) a*b= 50
print("a-b=",a-b) a/b= 2.0
print("a*b=",a*b) a%b= 0
print("a/b=",a/b) a//b= 2
print("a%b=",a%b) a**b= 100000
print("a//b=",a//b)
print("a**b=",a**b)
4.2 Comparison (Relational) Operators:

 Comparison operators are used to compare values.
 It either returns True or False according to the condition. Assume, a=10 and b=5
== If the values of two operands are equal, then the condition (a == b) is

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becomes true. not true.
!= If values of two operands are not equal, then condition (a!=b) is

becomes true. true
> If the value of left operand is greater than the value of right (a > b) is
operand, then condition becomes true. not true.
< If the value of left operand is less than the value of right (a < b) is
operand, then condition becomes true. true.
>= If the value of left operand is greater than or equal to the (a >= b) is
value of right operand, then condition becomes true. not true.
<= If the value of left operand is less than or equal to the value (a <= b) is
of right operand, then condition becomes true. true.
Example
a=10 Output:
b=5 a>b=> True
print("a>b=>",a>b) a>b=> False
print("a>b=>",a<b) a==b=> False
print("a==b=>",a==b) a!=b=> True
print("a!=b=>",a!=b) a>=b=> False
print("a>=b=>",a<=b) a>=b=> True
print("a>=b=>",a>=b)
4.3 Assignment Operators:

-Assignment operators are used in Python to assign values to variables.
= Assigns values from right side operands to left side c=a+b

operand assigns
value of a +
b into c
+= Add AND It adds right operand to the left operand and assign c += a is
the result to left operand equivalent
to c = c + a
-= Subtract It subtracts right operand from the left operand and c -= a is

AND assign the result to left operand equivalent
to c = c - a
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*= Multiply It multiplies right operand with the left operand and c *= a is

to c = c * a
/= Divide It divides left operand with the right operand and c /= a is

to c = c / ac
/= a is
equivalent
to c = c / a
%= Modulus It takes modulus using two operands and assign the c %= a is

AND result to left operand equivalent
to c = c % a
**= Exponent Performs exponential (power) calculation on c **= a is

AND operators and assign value to the left operand equivalent
to c = c ** a
//= Floor It performs floor division on operators and assign c //= a is

Division value to the left operand equivalent
to c = c // a
Example Output
a = 21 Line 1 - Value of c is 31
b = 10 Line 2 - Value of c is 52
c=0 Line 3 - Value of c is 1092
c=a+b Line 4 - Value of c is 52.0
print("Line 1 - Value of c is ", c) Line 5 - Value of c is 2
c += a Line 6 - Value of c is 2097152
print("Line 2 - Value of c is ", c) Line 7 - Value of c is 99864
c *= a
print("Line 3 - Value of c is ", c)
c /= a
c=2
c %= a
c **= a
c //= a
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4.4 Logical Operators:

-Logical operators are the and, or, not operators.
Example Output
a = True x and y is False
b = False x or y is True
print('a and b is',a and b) not x is False
print('a or b is',a or b)
print('not a is',not a)
4.5 Bitwise Operators:

 A bitwise operation operates on one or more bit patterns at the level of individual
bits
Example: Let x = 10 (0000 1010 in binary) and
y = 4 (0000 0100 in binary)
Example Output
a = 60 # 60 = 0011 1100 Line 1 - Value of c is 12
b = 13 # 13 = 0000 1101 Line 2 - Value of c is 61
c=0 Line 3 - Value of c is 49
c = a & b; # 12 = 0000 1100 Line 4 - Value of c is -61
print "Line 1 - Value of c is ", c Line 5 - Value of c is 240
c = a | b; # 61 = 0011 1101 Line 6 - Value of c is 15
print "Line 2 - Value of c is ", c
c = a ^ b; # 49 = 0011 0001
c = ~a; # -61 = 1100 0011
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c = a << 2; # 240 = 1111 0000
c = a >> 2; # 15 = 0000 1111
4.6 Membership Operators:
 Evaluates to find a value or a variable is in the specified sequence of string, list,

tuple, dictionary or not.
 Let, x=[5,3,6,4,1]. To check particular item in list or not, in and not in operators
are used.
Example:
x=[5,3,6,4,1]
>>> 5 in x
True
>>> 5 not in x
False
4.7 Identity Operators:

 They are used to check if two values (or variables) are located on the same part of
the
memory.
Example
x=5 Output
y=5 False
x2 = 'Hello' True
y2 = 'Hello'
print(x1 is not y1)
print(x2 is y2)
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5.OPERATOR PRECEDENCE:
When an expression contains more than one operator, the order of evaluation
depends on the order of operations.
Operator Description
** Exponentiation (raise to the power)
~+- Complement, unary plus and minus (method

names for the last two are +@ and -@)
* / % // Multiply, divide, modulo and floor division
+- Addition and subtraction
>> << Right and left bitwise shift
& Bitwise 'AND'
^| Bitwise exclusive `OR' and regular `OR'
<= < > >= Comparison operators
<> == != Equality operators
= %= /= //= -= += *= **= Assignment operators
is is not Identity operators
in not in Membership operators
not or and Logical operators

-For mathematical operators, Python follows mathematical convention.
-The acronym PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponentiation, Multiplication, Division,
Addition, Subtraction) is a useful way to remember the rules:
 Parentheses have the highest precedence and can be used to force an expression
to evaluate in the order you want. Since expressions in parentheses are evaluated
first, 2 * (3-1)is 4, and (1+1)**(5-2) is 8.
 You can also use parentheses to make an expression easier to read, as in (minute
* 100) / 60, even if it doesn’t change the result.
 Exponentiation has the next highest precedence, so 1 + 2**3 is 9, not 27, and 2
*3**2 is 18, not 36.
 Multiplication and Division have higher precedence than Addition and
Subtraction. So 2*3-1 is 5, not 4, and 6+4/2 is 8, not 5.
 Operators with the same precedence are evaluated from left to right (except
exponentiation).
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Example:
a=9-12/3+3*2-1 A=2*3+4%5-3/2+6
a=? A=6+4%5-3/2+6 find m=?
a=9-4+3*2-1 A=6+4-3/2+6 m=-43||8&&0||-2
a=9-4+6-1 A=6+4-1+6 m=-43||0||-2
a=5+6-1 A=10-1+6 m=1||-2
a=11-1 A=9+6 m=1
a=10 A=15
a=2,b=12,c=1 a=2*3+4%5-3//2+6
d=a<b>c a=2,b=12,c=1 a=6+4-1+6
d=2<12>1 d=a<b>c-1 a=10-1+6
d=1>1 d=2<12>1-1 a=15
d=0 d=2<12>0
d=1>0
d=1
6.Functions, Function Definition And Use, Function call, Flow Of Execution,

Function Prototypes, Parameters And Arguments, Return statement,
Argumentstypes,Modules
6.1 FUNCTIONS:
 Function is a sub program which consists of set of instructions used to
perform a specific task. A large program is divided into basic building
blocks called function.
Need For Function:
 When the program is too complex and large they are divided into parts. Each part
is separately coded and combined into single program. Each subprogram is called
as function.
 Debugging, Testing and maintenance becomes easy when the program is divided
into subprograms.
 Functions are used to avoid rewriting same code again and again in a program.
 Function provides code re-usability
 The length of the program is reduced.
Types of function:
Functions can be classified into two categories:
i) user defined function
ii) Built in function
i) Built in functions
 Built in functions are the functions that are already created and stored in python.
 These built in functions are always available for usage and accessed by a
programmer. It cannot be modified.
Built in function Description
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>>>max(3,4) # returns largest element

4
>>>min(3,4) # returns smallest element
3
>>>len("hello") #returns length of an object
5
>>>range(2,8,1) #returns range of given values
[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
>>>round(7.8) #returns rounded integer of the given number
8.0
>>>chr(5) #returns a character (a string) from an integer
\x05'
>>>float(5) #returns float number from string or integer
5.0
>>>int(5.0) # returns integer from string or float
5
>>>pow(3,5) #returns power of given number
243
>>>type( 5.6) #returns data type of object to which it belongs
<type 'float'>
>>>t=tuple([4,6.0,7]) # to create tuple of items from list
(4, 6.0, 7)
>>>print("good morning") # displays the given object
Good morning
>>>input("enter name: ") # reads and returns the given string
enter name : George
ii) User Defined Functions:

 User defined functions are the functions that programmers create for their
requirement and use.
 These functions can then be combined to form module which can be used in
other programs by importing them.
 Advantages of user defined functions:
 Programmers working on large project can divide the workload by making
different functions.
 If repeated code occurs in a program, function can be used to include those
codes and execute when needed by calling that function.
6.2 Function definition: (Sub program)
 def keyword is used to define a function.
 Give the function name after def keyword followed by parentheses in which
arguments are given.
 End with colon (:)
 Inside the function add the program statements to be executed
 End with or without return statement
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Syntax:
def fun_name(Parameter1,Parameter2…Parameter n):
statement1
statement2…
statement n
return[expression]
Example:
def my_add(a,b):
c=a+b
return c
6.3Function Calling: (Main Function)

 Once we have defined a function, we can call it from another function, program or
even the Python prompt.
 To call a function we simply type the function name with appropriate
arguments.
Example:
x=5
y=4
my_add(x,y)
6.4 Flow of Execution:
The order in which statements are executed is called the flow of execution

Execution always begins at the first statement of the program.

Statements are executed one at a time, in order, from top to bottom.

Function definitions do not alter the flow of execution of the program, but

remember that statements inside the function are not executed until the function
is called.
 Function calls are like a bypass in the flow of execution. Instead of going to the
next statement, the flow jumps to the first line of the called function, executes all
the statements there, and then comes back to pick up where it left off.
Note: When you read a program, don’t read from top to bottom. Instead, follow the flow
of execution. This means that you will read the def statements as you are scanning from
top to bottom, but you should skip the statements of the function definition until you
reach a point where that function is called.
6.5 Function Prototypes:
i. Function without arguments and without return type

ii. Function with arguments and without return type
iii. Function without arguments and with return type
iv. Function with arguments and with return type
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i) Function without arguments and without return type

o In this type no argument is passed through the function call and no output
is return to main function
o The sub function will read the input values perform the operation and print
the result in the same block
ii) Function with arguments and without return type
o Arguments are passed through the function call but output is not return to
the main function
iii) Function without arguments and with return type
o In this type no argument is passed through the function call but output is
return to the main function.
iv) Function with arguments and with return type
o In this type arguments are passed through the function call and output is
return to the main function
Without Return Type
Without argument With argument
def add(): def add(a,b):
a=int(input("enter a")) c=a+b
b=int(input("enter b")) print(c)
c=a+b a=int(input("enter a"))
print(c) b=int(input("enter b"))
add() add(a,b)
OUTPUT: OUTPUT:
enter a 5 enter a 5
enter b 10 enter b 10
15 15
With return type

Without argument With argument
def add(): def add(a,b):
a=int(input("enter a")) c=a+b
b=int(input("enter b")) return c
c=a+b a=int(input("enter a"))
return c b=int(input("enter b"))
c=add() c=add(a,b)
print(c) print(c)
OUTPUT: OUTPUT:
enter a 5 enter a 5
enter b 10 enter b 10
15 15
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6.6 Parameters And Arguments:

Parameters:
 Parameters are the value(s) provided in the parenthesis when we write function
header.
 These are the values required by function to work.
 If there is more than one value required, all of them will be listed in parameter
list separated by comma.
 Example: def my_add(a,b):
Arguments :
 Arguments are the value(s) provided in function call/invoke statement.
 List of arguments should be supplied in same way as parameters are listed.
 Bounding of parameters to arguments is done 1:1, and so there should be same
number and type of arguments as mentioned in parameter list.
 Example: my_add(x,y)
6.7 RETURN STATEMENT:
 The return statement is used to exit a function and go back to the place from
where it was called.
 If the return statement has no arguments, then it will not return any values. But
exits from function.
Syntax:
return[expression]
Example:
def my_add(a,b):
c=a+b
return c
x=5
y=4
print(my_add(x,y))
Output:
9
6.8 ARGUMENTS TYPES:
1. Required Arguments
2. Keyword Arguments
3. Default Arguments
4. Variable length Arguments
 Required Arguments: The number of arguments in the function call should
match exactly with the function definition.
def my_details( name, age ):
print("Name: ", name)
print("Age ", age)
return
my_details("george",56)
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Output:
Name: george
Age 56
 Keyword Arguments: 
Python interpreter is able to use the keywords provided to match the values with
parameters even though if they are arranged in out of order.
def my_details( name, age ):

print("Age ", age)
return
my_details(age=56,name="george")
Output:
Name: george
Age 56
 Default Arguments:
Assumes a default value if a value is not provided in the function call for that argument.
def my_details( name, age=40 ):
print("Age ", age)
return
my_details(name="george")
Output:
Name: george
Age 40
 Variable length Arguments 

If we want to specify more arguments than specified while defining the function,
variable length arguments are used. It is denoted by * symbol before parameter.
def my_details(*name ):
print(*name)
my_details("rajan","rahul","micheal",
ärjun")
Output:
rajan rahul micheal ärjun
6.9 MODULES:
 A module is a file containing Python definitions ,functions, statements and
instructions.
 Standard library of Python is extended as modules.
 To use these modules in a program, programmer needs to import the
module.
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 Once we import a module, we can reference or use to any of its functions or

variables in our code.
oThere is large number of standard modules also available in python.
oStandard modules can be imported the same way as we import our user-
defined modules.
oEvery module contains many function.
oTo access one of the function , you have to specify the name of the module and
the name of the function separated by dot . This format is called dot
notation.
Syntax:
import module_name
module_name.function_name(variable)
Importing Builtin Module: Importing User Defined Module:
import math import cal
x=math.sqrt(25) x=cal.add(5,4)
print(x) print(x)
Built-in python modules are,

1.math – mathematical functions:
some of the functions in math module is,
math.ceil(x) - Return the ceiling of x, the smallest integer greater
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than or equal to x
math.floor(x) - Return the floor of x, the largest integer less than or
equal to x.
math.factorial(x) -Return x factorial. math.gcd(x,y)- Return the
greatest common divisor of the integers a and b
math.sqrt(x)- Return the square root of x
math.log(x)- return the natural logarithm of x
math.log10(x) – returns the base-10 logarithms
math.log2(x) - Return the base-2 logarithm of x.
math.sin(x) – returns sin of x radians
math.cos(x)- returns cosine of x radians
math.tan(x)-returns tangent of x radians
math.pi - The mathematical constant π = 3.141592
math.e – returns The mathematical constant e = 2.718281
2 .random-Generate pseudo-random numbers

random.randrange(stop)
random.randrange(start, stop[, step])
random.uniform(a, b)
-Return a random floating point number
ILLUSTRATIVE PROGRAMS
Program for SWAPPING(Exchanging )of Output
values
a = int(input("Enter a value ")) Enter a value 5
b = int(input("Enter b value ")) Enter b value 8
c=a a=8
a=b b=5
b=c
print("a=",a,"b=",b,)
Program to find distance between two Output

points
import math enter x1 7
x1=int(input("enter x1")) enter y1 6
y1=int(input("enter y1")) enter x2 5
x2=int(input("enter x2")) enter y2 7
y2=int(input("enter y2")) 2.5
distance =math.sqrt((x2-x1)**2)+((y2-
y1)**2)
print(distance)
Program to circulate n numbers Output:

a=list(input("enter the list")) enter the list '1234'
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print(a) ['1', '2', '3', '4']

for i in range(1,len(a),1): ['2', '3', '4', '1']
print(a[i:]+a[:i]) ['3', '4', '1', '2']
['4', '1', '2', '3']
Part A:
1. What is interpreter?
2. What are the two modes of python?
3. List the features of python.
4. List the applications of python
5. List the difference between interactive and script mode
6. What is value in python?
7. What is identifier? and list the rules to name identifier.
8. What is keyword?
9. How to get data types in compile time and runtime?
10. What is indexing and types of indexing?
11. List out the operations on strings.
12. Explain slicing?
13. Explain below operations with the example
(i)Concatenation (ii)Repetition
14. Give the difference between list and tuple
15. Differentiate Membership and Identity operators.
16. Compose the importance of indentation in python.
17. Evaluate the expression and find the result
(a+b)*c/d
a+b*c/d
18. Write a python program to print ‘n’ numbers.
19. Define function and its uses
20. Give the various data types in Python
21. Assess a program to assign and access variables.
22. Select and assign how an input operation was done in python.
23. Discover the difference between logical and bitwise operator.
24. Give the reserved words in Python.
25. Give the operator precedence in python.
26. Define the scope and lifetime of a variable in python.
27. Point out the uses of default arguments in python
28. Generalize the uses of python module.
29. Demonstrate how a function calls another function. Justify your answer.
30. List the syntax for function call with and without arguments.
31. Define recursive function.
32. What are the two parts of function definition? give the syntax.
33. Point out the difference between recursive and iterative technique.
34. Give the syntax for variable length arguments.
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Part B
1. Explain in detail about various data types in Python with an example?
2. Explain the different types of operators in python with an example.
3. Discuss the need and importance of function in python.
4. Explain in details about function prototypes in python.
5. Discuss about the various type of arguments in python.
6. Explain the flow of execution in user defined function with example.
7. Illustrate a program to display different data types using variables and literal
constants.
8. Show how an input and output function is performed in python with an example.
9. Explain in detail about the various operators in python with suitable examples.
10. Discuss the difference between tuples and list
11. Discuss the various operation that can be performed on a tuple and Lists
(minimum 5)with an example program
12. What is membership and identity operators.
13. Write a program to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, integer
division, floor division and modulo division on two integer and float.
14. Write a program to convert degree Fahrenheit to Celsius
15. Discuss the need and importance of function in python.
16. Illustrate a program to exchange the value of two variables with temporary
variables
17. Briefly discuss in detail about function prototyping in python. With suitable
example program
18. Analyze the difference between local and global variables.
19. Explain with an example program to circulate the values of n variables
20. Analyze with a program to find out the distance between two points using
python.
21. Do the Case study and perform the following operation in tuples i) Maxima
minima iii)sum of two tuples iv) duplicate a tuple v)slicing operator vi)
obtaining a list from a tuple vii) Compare two tuples viii)printing two tuples of
different data types
22. Write a program to find out the square root of two numbers.
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UNIT III
CONTROL FLOW, FUNCTIONS
Conditionals: Boolean values and operators, conditional (if), alternative (if-else),
chained conditional (if-elif-else); Iteration: state, while, for, break, continue, pass;
Fruitful functions: return values, parameters, scope: local and global, composition,
recursion; Strings: string slices, immutability, string functions and methods, string
module; Lists as arrays. Illustrative programs: square root, gcd, exponentiation, sum the
array of numbers, linear search, binary search.
BOOLEAN VALUES:
Boolean:
 Boolean data type have two values. They are 0 and 1.
 0 represents False
 1 represents True
 True and False are keyword.
Example:
>>> 3==5
False
>>> 6==6
True
>>> True+True
2
>>> False+True
1
>>> False*True
0
OPERATORS:
 Operators are the constructs which can manipulate the value of operands.
 Consider the expression 4 + 5 = 9. Here, 4 and 5 are called operands and + is
called operator.
Types of Operators:
1. Arithmetic Operators
2. Comparison (Relational) Operators
3. Assignment Operators
4. Logical Operators
5. Bitwise Operators
6. Membership Operators
7. Identity Operators
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Arithmetic operators:
They are used to perform mathematical operations like addition, subtraction,
multiplication etc.
a=10,b=20
+ Addition Adds values on either side of the operator. a + b = 30
- Subtraction Subtracts right hand operand from left hand operand. a – b = -10
* Multiplication Multiplies values on either side of the operator a * b = 200
/ Division Divides left hand operand by right hand operand b/a=2
% Modulus Divides left hand operand by right hand operand and b % a = 0
returns remainder
** Exponent Performs exponential (power) calculation on a**b =10 to the
operators power 20
// Floor Division - The division of operands where the 5//2=2
result is the quotient in which the digits after the
decimal point are removed
Comparison (Relational) Operators:

 Comparison operators are used to compare values.
 It either returns True or False according to the condition.
a=10,b=20
== If the values of two operands are equal, then the condition (a == b) is not
becomes true. true.
!= If values of two operands are not equal, then condition becomes
(a!=b) is true
true.
> If the value of left operand is greater than the value of right (a > b) is not
operand, then condition becomes true. true.
< If the value of left operand is less than the value of right (a < b) is true.
operand, then condition becomes true.
>= If the value of left operand is greater than or equal to the value (a >= b) is not
of right operand, then condition becomes true. true.
<= If the value of left operand is less than or equal to the value of (a <= b) is
right operand, then condition becomes true. true.
Assignment Operators:
Assignment operators are used in Python to assign values to variables.
= Assigns values from right side operands to left c = a + b assigns
side operand value of a + b into c
+= Add AND It adds right operand to the left operand and c += a is equivalent
assign the result to left operand to c = c + a
-= Subtract AND It subtracts right operand from the left operand c -= a is equivalent
and assign the result to left operand to c = c - a
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*= Multiply AND It multiplies right operand with the left operand c *= a is equivalent
and assign the result to left operand to c = c * a
/= Divide AND It divides left operand with the right operand and c /= a is equivalent
assign the result to left operand to c = c / ac /= a is
equivalent to c = c
/a
%= Modulus AND It takes modulus using two operands and assign c %= a is
the result to left operand equivalent to c = c
%a
**= Exponent AND Performs exponential (power) calculation on c **= a is
operators and assign value to the left operand equivalent to c = c
** a
//= Floor Division It performs floor division on operators and c //= a is
assign value to the left operand equivalent to c = c
// a
Logical Operators:
Logical operators are and, or, not operators.
Bitwise Operators:
Let x = 10 (0000 1010 in binary) and y = 4 (0000 0100 in binary)
Membership Operators:
 Evaluates to find a value or a variable is in the specified sequence of string,
list, tuple, dictionary or not.
 To check particular element is available in the list or not.
 Operators are in and not in.
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Example:
x=[5,3,6,4,1]
>>> 5 in x
True
>>> 5 not in x
False
Identity Operators:
They are used to check if two values (or variables) are located on the same part of
the memory.
Example
x=5
y=5
a = 'Hello'
b = 'Hello'
print(x is not y) // False
print(a is b)//True
CONDITIONALS
 Conditional if
 Alternative if… else
 Chained if…elif…else
 Nested if….else
Conditional (if):
conditional (if) is used to test a condition, if the condition is true the statements
inside if will be executed.
syntax:
Flowchart:
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Example:
1. Program to provide flat rs 500, if the purchase amount is greater than 2000.
2. Program to provide bonus mark if the category is sports.
Program to provide flat rs 500, if the purchase amount output
is greater than 2000.
purchase=eval(input(“enter your purchase amount”)) enter your purchase
if(purchase>=2000): amount
purchase=purchase-500 2500
print(“amount to pay”,purchase) amount to pay
2000
Program to provide bonus mark if the category is output
sports
m=eval(input(“enter ur mark out of 100”)) enter ur mark out of 100
c=input(“enter ur categery G/S”) 85
if(c==”S”): enter ur categery G/S
m=m+5 S
print(“mark is”,m) mark is 90
alternative (if-else)
In the alternative the condition must be true or false. In this else statement can
be combined with if statement. The else statement contains the block of code that
executes when the condition is false. If the condition is true statements inside the if get
executed otherwise else part gets executed. The alternatives are called branches,
because they are branches in the flow of execution.
syntax:
Flowchart:
Examples:
1. odd or even number
2. positive or negative number
3. leap year or not
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4. greatest of two numbers

5. eligibility for voting
Odd or even number Output
n=eval(input("enter a number")) enter a number4
if(n%2==0): even number
print("even number")
else:
print("odd number")
positive or negative number Output
if(n>=0): positive number
print("positive number")
else:
print("negative number")
leap year or not Output
y=eval(input("enter a yaer")) enter a yaer2000
if(y%4==0): leap year
print("leap year")
else:
print("not leap year")
greatest of two numbers Output

a=eval(input("enter a value:")) enter a value:4
b=eval(input("enter b value:")) enter b value:7
if(a>b): greatest: 7
print("greatest:",a)
else:
print("greatest:",b)
eligibility for voting Output
age=eval(input("enter ur age:")) enter ur age:78
if(age>=18): you are eligible for vote
print("you are eligible for vote")
else:
print("you are eligible for vote")
Chained conditionals(if-elif-else)
 The elif is short for else if.
 This is used to check more than one condition.
 If the condition1 is False, it checks the condition2 of the elif block. If all the
conditions are False, then the else part is executed.
 Among the several if...elif...else part, only one part is executed according to
the condition.
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 The if block can have only one else block. But it can have
multiple elif blocks.
 The way to express a computation like that is a chained conditional.
syntax:
Flowchart:
Example:
1. student mark system
2. traffic light system
3. compare two numbers
4. roots of quadratic equation
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student mark system Output

mark=eval(input("enter ur mark:")) enter ur mark:78
if(mark>=90): grade:B
print("grade:S")
elif(mark>=80):
print("grade:A")
elif(mark>=70):
print("grade:B")
elif(mark>=50):
print("grade:C")
else:
print("fail")
traffic light system Output
colour=input("enter colour of light:") enter colour of light:green
if(colour=="green"): GO
print("GO")
elif(colour=="yellow"):
print("GET READY")
else:
print("STOP")
compare two numbers Output
x=eval(input("enter x value:")) enter x value:5
y=eval(input("enter y value:")) enter y value:7
if(x == y): x is less than y
print("x and y are equal")
elif(x < y):
print("x is less than y")
else:
print("x is greater than y")
Roots of quadratic equation output
a=eval(input("enter a value:")) enter a value:1
b=eval(input("enter b value:")) enter b value:0
c=eval(input("enter c value:")) enter c value:0
d=(b*b-4*a*c) same and real roots
if(d==0):
print("same and real roots")
elif(d>0):
print("diffrent real roots")
else:
print("imaginagry roots")
Nested conditionals
One conditional can also be nested within another. Any number of condition can
be nested inside one another. In this, if the condition is true it checks another if
condition1. If both the conditions are true statement1 get executed otherwise
statement2 get execute. if the condition is false statement3 gets executed
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Syntax:
Flowchart:
Example:
1. greatest of three numbers
2. positive negative or zero
greatest of three numbers output
a=eval(input(“enter the value of a”)) enter the value of a 9
b=eval(input(“enter the value of b”)) enter the value of a 1
c=eval(input(“enter the value of c”)) enter the value of a 8
if(a>b): the greatest no is 9
if(a>c):
print(“the greatest no is”,a)
else:
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else:
if(b>c):
print(“the greatest no is”,b)
else:
positive negative or zero output
n=eval(input("enter the value of n:")) enter the value of n:-9
if(n==0): the number is negative
print("the number is zero")
else:
if(n>0):
print("the number is positive")
else:
print("the number is negative")
ITERATION/CONTROL STATEMENTS:
 state
 while
 for
 break
 continue
 pass
State:
Transition from one process to another process under specified condition with in
a time is called state.
While loop:
 While loop statement in Python is used to repeatedly executes set of
statement as long as a given condition is true.
 In while loop, test expression is checked first. The body of the loop is
entered only if the test_expression is True. After one iteration, the test
expression is checked again. This process continues until
the test_expression evaluates to False.
 In Python, the body of the while loop is determined through indentation.
 The statements inside the while starts with indentation and the first
unindented line marks the end.
Syntax:
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Flowchart:
Examples:
1. program to find sum of n numbers:
2. program to find factorial of a number
3. program to find sum of digits of a number:
4. Program to Reverse the given number:
5. Program to find number is Armstrong number or not
6. Program to check the number is palindrome or not
Sum of n numbers: output
n=eval(input("enter n")) enter n
i=1 10
sum=0 55
while(i<=n):
sum=sum+i
i=i+1
print(sum)
Factorial of a numbers: output

n=eval(input("enter n")) enter n
i=1 5
fact=1 120
while(i<=n):
fact=fact*i
i=i+1
print(fact)
Sum of digits of a number: output

n=eval(input("enter a number")) enter a number
sum=0 123
while(n>0): 6
a=n%10
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sum=sum+a
n=n//10
print(sum)
Reverse the given number: output

n=eval(input("enter a number")) enter a number
sum=0 123
while(n>0): 321
a=n%10
sum=sum*10+a
n=n//10
print(sum)
Armstrong number or not output

org=n The given number is Armstrong number
sum=0
while(n>0):
a=n%10
sum=sum+a*a*a
n=n//10
if(sum==org):
print("The given number is Armstrong
number")
else:
print("The given number is not
Armstrong number")
Palindrome or not output

org=n The given no is palindrome
sum=0
while(n>0):
a=n%10
sum=sum*10+a
n=n//10
if(sum==org):
print("The given no is palindrome")
else:
print("The given no is not palindrome")
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For loop:
 for in range:
 We can generate a sequence of numbers using range() function.
range(10) will generate numbers from 0 to 9 (10 numbers).
 In range function have to define the start, stop and step size
as range(start,stop,step size). step size defaults to 1 if not provided.
syntax
Flowchart:
For in sequence
 The for loop in Python is used to iterate over a sequence (list, tuple, string).
Iterating over a sequence is called traversal. Loop continues until we reach the
last element in the sequence.
 The body of for loop is separated from the rest of the code using indentation.
Sequence can be a list, strings or tuples
s.no sequences example output

R
1. For loop in string for i in "Ramu": A
print(i) M
U
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2
2. For loop in list for i in [2,3,5,6,9]: 3
print(i) 5
6
9
for i in (2,3,1): 2
3. For loop in tuple print(i) 3
1
Examples:
1. print nos divisible by 5 not by 10:
2. Program to print fibonacci series.
3. Program to find factors of a given number
4. check the given number is perfect number or not
5. check the no is prime or not
6. Print first n prime numbers
7. Program to print prime numbers in range
print nos divisible by 5 not by 10 output

n=eval(input("enter a")) enter a:30
for i in range(1,n,1): 5
if(i%5==0 and i%10!=0): 15
print(i) 25
Fibonacci series output

a=0 Enter the number of terms: 6
b=1 Fibonacci Series:
n=eval(input("Enter the number of terms: ")) 01
print("Fibonacci Series: ") 1
print(a,b) 2
for i in range(1,n,1): 3
c=a+b 5
print(c) 8
a=b
b=c
find factors of a number Output
n=eval(input("enter a number:")) enter a number:10
for i in range(1,n+1,1): 1
if(n%i==0): 2
print(i) 5
10
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check the no is prime or not output

n=eval(input("enter a number")) enter a no:7
for i in range(2,n): The num is a prime number.
if(n%i==0):
print("The num is not a prime")
break
else:
print("The num is a prime number.")
check a number is perfect number or not Output

n=eval(input("enter a number:")) enter a number:6
sum=0 the number is perfect number
for i in range(1,n,1):
if(n%i==0):
sum=sum+i
if(sum==n):
print("the number is perfect number")
else:
print("the number is not perfect number")
Program to print first n prime numbers Output
number=int(input("enter no of prime enter no of prime numbers to be
numbers to be displayed:")) displayed:5
count=1 2
n=2 3
while(count<=number): 5
for i in range(2,n): 7
if(n%i==0): 11
break
else:
print(n)
count=count+1
n=n+1
Program to print prime numbers in range output:
lower=eval(input("enter a lower range")) enter a lower range50
upper=eval(input("enter a upper range")) enter a upper range100
for n in range(lower,upper + 1): 53
if n > 1: 59
for i in range(2,n): 61
if (n % i) == 0: 67
break 71
else: 73
print(n) 79
83
89
97
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Loop Control Structures

BREAK
 Break statements can alter the flow of a loop.
 It terminates the current
 loop and executes the remaining statement outside the loop.
 If the loop has else statement, that will also gets terminated and come out of the
loop completely.
Syntax:
break
Flowchart
example Output
for i in "welcome": w
if(i=="c"): e
break l
print(i)
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CONTINUE
It terminates the current iteration and transfer the control to the next iteration in
the loop.
Syntax: Continue
Flowchart
Example: Output
for i in "welcome": w
if(i=="c"): e
continue l
print(i) o
m
e
PASS
 It is used when a statement is required syntactically but you don’t want any code
to execute.
 It is a null statement, nothing happens when it is executed.
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Syntax:
pass
break
Example Output
for i in “welcome”: w
if (i == “c”): e
pass l
print(i) c
o
m
e
Difference between break and continue

break continue
It terminates the current loop and It terminates the current iteration and
executes the remaining statement outside transfer the control to the next iteration in
the loop. the loop.
syntax: syntax:
break continue
for i in "welcome": for i in "welcome":
if(i=="c"): if(i=="c"):
break continue
print(i) print(i)
w w
e e
l l
o
m
e
else statement in loops:
else in for loop:
 If else statement is used in for loop, the else statement is executed when the loop
has reached the limit.
 The statements inside for loop and statements inside else will also execute.
example output
for i in range(1,6): 1
print(i) 2
else: 3
print("the number greater than 6") 4
5 the number greater than 6
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else in while loop:

 If else statement is used within while loop , the else part will be executed when
the condition become false.
 The statements inside for loop and statements inside else will also execute.
Program output
i=1 1
while(i<=5): 2
print(i) 3
i=i+1 4
else: 5
print("the number greater than 5") the number greater than 5
Fruitful Function
 Fruitful function
 Void function
 Return values
 Parameters
 Local and global scope
 Function composition
 Recursion
Fruitful function:
A function that returns a value is called fruitful function.
Example:
Root=sqrt(25)
Example:
def add():
a=10
b=20
c=a+b
return c
c=add()
print(c)
Void Function
A function that perform action but don’t return any value.
Example:
print(“Hello”)
Example:
def add():
a=10
b=20
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c=a+b
print(c)
add()
Return values:
return keywords are used to return the values from the function.
example:
return a – return 1 variable
return a,b– return 2 variables
return a,b,c– return 3 variables
return a+b– return expression
return 8– return value
PARAMETERS / ARGUMENTS:
 Parameters are the variables which used in the function definition. Parameters
are inputs to functions. Parameter receives the input from the function call.
 It is possible to define more than one parameter in the function definition.
Types of parameters/Arguments:
1. Required/Positional parameters
2. Keyword parameters
3. Default parameters
4. Variable length parameters
Required/ Positional Parameter:
The number of parameter in the function definition should match exactly with
number of arguments in the function call.
Example Output:
def student( name, roll ): George 98
print(name,roll)
student(“George”,98)
Keyword parameter:
When we call a function with some values, these values get assigned to the parameter
according to their position. When we call functions in keyword parameter, the order of the
arguments can be changed.
Example Output:
def student(name,roll,mark): 90 102 bala
print(name,roll,mark)
student(90,102,"bala")
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Default parameter:
Python allows function parameter to have default values; if the function is called
without the argument, the argument gets its default value in function definition.
Example Output:
def student( name, age=17): Kumar 17
print (name, age)
Ajay 17
student( “kumar”):
student( “ajay”):
Variable length parameter
 Sometimes, we do not know in advance the number of arguments that will

be passed into a function.
 Python allows us to handle this kind of situation through function calls

with number of arguments.
 In the function definition we use an asterisk (*) before the parameter name
to denote this is variable length of parameter.
Example Output:
def student( name,*mark): bala ( 102 ,90)
print(name,mark)
student (“bala”,102,90)
Local and Global Scope

Global Scope
 The scope of a variable refers to the places that you can see or access a variable.
 A variable with global scope can be used anywhere in the program.
 It can be created by defining a variable outside the function.
Example output
a=50
def add(): Global Variable
b=20 70
c=a+b
print© Local Variable
def sub():
b=30
c=a-b 20
print©
print(a) 50
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Local Scope A variable with local scope can be used only within the function .
Example output
def add():
b=20
c=a+b 70
Local Variable
print©
def sub():
b=30 20
c=a-b Local Variable
print©
print(a) error
print(b) error
Function Composition:
 Function Composition is the ability to call one function from within another
function
 It is a way of combining functions such that the result of each function is passed
as the argument of the next function.
 In other words the output of one function is given as the input of another function
is known as function composition.
Example: Output:
math.sqrt(math.log(10))
def add(a,b): 900
c=a+b
return c
def mul(c,d):
e=c*d
return e
c=add(10,20)
e=mul(c,30)
print(e)
find sum and average using function output

composition
def sum(a,b): enter a:4
sum=a+b enter b:8
return sum the avg is 6.0
def avg(sum):
avg=sum/2
return avg
a=eval(input("enter a:"))
b=eval(input("enter b:"))
sum=sum(a,b)
avg=avg(sum)
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print("the avg is",avg)

Recursion
A function calling itself till it reaches the base value - stop point of function call.
Example: factorial of a given number using recursion
Factorial of n Output
def fact(n): enter no. to find fact:5
if(n==1): Fact is 120
return 1
else:
return n*fact(n-1)
n=eval(input("enter no. to find

fact:"))
fact=fact(n)
print("Fact is",fact)
Explanation
Examples:
1. sum of n numbers using recursion
2. exponential of a number using recursion
Sum of n numbers Output
def sum(n): enter no. to find sum:10
if(n==1): Fact is 55
return 1
else:
return n*sum(n-1)
n=eval(input("enter no. to find

sum:"))
sum=sum(n)
print("Fact is",sum)
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Strings:
 Strings
 String slices
 Immutability
 String functions and methods
 String module
Strings:
 String is defined as sequence of characters represented in quotation marks
(either single quotes ( ‘ ) or double quotes ( “ ).
 An individual character in a string is accessed using a index.
 The index should always be an integer (positive or negative).
 A index starts from 0 to n-1.
 Strings are immutable i.e. the contents of the string cannot be changed after it is
created.
 Python will get the input at run time by default as a string.
 Python does not support character data type. A string of size 1 can be treated as
characters.
1. single quotes (' ')
2. double quotes (" ")
3. triple quotes(“”” “”””)
Operations on string:
1. Indexing
2. Slicing
3. Concatenation
4. Repetitions
5. Member ship
>>>a=”HELLO”  Positive indexing helps in accessing

indexing >>>print(a[0]) the string from the beginning
>>>H  Negative subscript helps in accessing
>>>print(a[-1]) the string from the end.
>>>O
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Print[0:4] – HELL The Slice[start : stop] operator extracts

Slicing: Print[ :3] – HEL sub string from the strings.
Print[0: ]- HELLO A segment of a string is called a slice.
a=”save” The + operator joins the text on both

Concatenation b=”earth” sides of the operator.
>>>print(a+b)
saveearth
a=”panimalar ” The * operator repeats the string on the

Repetitions: >>>print(3*a) left hand side times the value on right
panimalarpanimalar hand side.
panimalar
Membership: >>> s="good morning" Using membership operators to check a

>>>"m" in s particular character is in string or not.
True Returns true if present
>>> "a" not in s
True
String slices:
 A part of a string is called string slices.
 The process of extracting a sub string from a string is called slicing.
Print[0:4] – HELL The Slice[n : m] operator extracts sub
Slicing: Print[ :3] – HEL string from the strings.
a=”HELLO” Print[0: ]- HELLO A segment of a string is called a slice.
Immutability:
 Python strings are “immutable” as they cannot be changed after they are created.
 Therefore [ ] operator cannot be used on the left side of an assignment.
operations Example output
element assignment a="PYTHON" TypeError: 'str' object does
a[0]='x' not support element
assignment
element deletion a=”PYTHON” TypeError: 'str' object

del a[0] doesn't support element
deletion
delete a string a=”PYTHON” NameError: name 'my_string'
del a is not defined
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print(a)
string built in functions and methods:
A method is a function that “belongs to” an object.
Syntax to access the method
Stringname.method()
a=”happy birthday”
here, a is the string name.
syntax example description
1 a.capitalize() >>> a.capitalize() capitalize only the first letter
' Happy birthday’ in a string
2 a.upper() >>> a.upper() change string to upper case
'HAPPY BIRTHDAY’
3 a.lower() >>> a.lower() change string to lower case
' happy birthday’
4 a.title() >>> a.title() change string to title case i.e.
' Happy Birthday ' first characters of all the
words are capitalized.
5 a.swapcase() >>> a.swapcase() change lowercase characters
'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' to uppercase and vice versa
6 a.split() >>> a.split() returns a list of words
['happy', 'birthday'] separated by space
7 a.center(width,”fillchar >>>a.center(19,”*”) pads the string with the
”) '***happy birthday***' specified “fillchar” till the
length is equal to “width”
8 a.count(substring) >>> a.count('happy') returns the number of
1 occurences of substring
9 a.replace(old,new) >>>a.replace('happy', replace all old substrings
'wishyou happy') with new substrings
'wishyou happy
birthday'
10 a.join(b) >>> b="happy" returns a string concatenated
>>> a="-" with the elements of an
>>> a.join(b) iterable. (Here “a” is the
'h-a-p-p-y' iterable)
11 a.isupper() >>> a.isupper() checks whether all the case-
False based characters (letters) of
the string are uppercase.
12 a.islower() >>> a.islower() checks whether all the case-
True based characters (letters) of
the string are lowercase.
13 a.isalpha() >>> a.isalpha() checks whether the string
False consists of alphabetic
characters only.
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14 a.isalnum() >>> a.isalnum() checks whether the string

False consists of alphanumeric
characters.
15 a.isdigit() >>> a.isdigit() checks whether the string
False consists of digits only.
16 a.isspace() >>> a.isspace() checks whether the string
False consists of whitespace only.
17 a.istitle() >>> a.istitle() checks whether string is title
False cased.
18 a.startswith(substring) >>> a.startswith("h") checks whether string starts
True with substring
19 a.endswith(substring) >>> a.endswith("y") checks whether the string
True ends with the substring
20 a.find(substring) >>> a.find("happy") returns index of substring, if
0 it is found. Otherwise -1 is
returned.
21 len(a) >>>len(a) Return the length of the
>>>14 string
22 min(a) >>>min(a) Return the minimum
>>>’ ‘ character in the string
23 max(a) max(a) Return the maximum
>>>’y’ character in the string
String modules:
 A module is a file containing Python definitions, functions, statements.
 Standard library of Python is extended as modules.
 To use these modules in a program, programmer needs to import the module.
 Once we import a module, we can reference or use to any of its functions or
variables in our code.
 There is large number of standard modules also available in python.
 Standard modules can be imported the same way as we import our user-defined
modules.
Syntax:
import module_name
Example output
import string
print(string.punctuation) !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~
print(string.digits) 0123456789
print(string.printable) 0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJ
print(string.capwords("happ KLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ!"#$%&'()*+,-
y birthday")) ./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~
print(string.hexdigits) Happy Birthday
print(string.octdigits) 0123456789abcdefABCDEF
01234567
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Escape sequences in string

Escape Description example
Sequence
\n new line >>> print("hai \nhello")
hai
hello
\\ prints Backslash (\) >>> print("hai\\hello")
hai\hello
\' prints Single quote (') >>> print("'")
'
\" prints Double quote >>>print("\"")
(") "
\t prints tab sapace >>>print(“hai\thello”)
hai hello
\a ASCII Bell (BEL) >>>print(“\a”)
List as array:
Array:
Array is a collection of similar elements. Elements in the array can be accessed by
index. Index starts with 0. Array can be handled in python by module named array.
To create array have to import array module in the program.
Syntax :
import array
Syntax to create array:
Array_name = module_name.function_name(‘datatype’,[elements])
example:
a=array.array(‘i’,[1,2,3,4])
a- array name
array- module name
i- integer datatype
Example
Program to find sum of Output
array elements
import array 10
sum=0
a=array.array('i',[1,2,3,4])
for i in a:
sum=sum+i
print(sum)
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Convert list into array:

fromlist() function is used to append list to array. Here the list is act like a array.
Syntax:
arrayname.fromlist(list_name)
Example
program to convert list Output
into array
import array 35
sum=0
l=[6,7,8,9,5]
a=array.array('i',[])
a.fromlist(l)
for i in a:
sum=sum+i
print(sum)
Methods in array
a=[2,3,4,5]
Syntax example Description

1 array(data type, array(‘i’,[2,3,4,5]) This function is used to create
value list) an array with data type and
value list specified in its
arguments.
2 append() >>>a.append(6) This method is used to add the
[2,3,4,5,6] at the end of the array.
3 insert(index,element >>>a.insert(2,10) This method is used to add the
) [2,3,10,5,6] value at the position specified in
its argument.
4 pop(index) >>>a.pop(1) This function removes the

[2,10,5,6] element at the position
mentioned in its argument, and
returns it.
5 index(element) >>>a.index(2) This function returns the index
0 of value
6 reverse() >>>a.reverse() This function reverses the
[6,5,10,2] array.
7 count() a.count() This is used to count number of
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ILLUSTRATIVE PROGRAMS:
Square root using newtons method: Output:
def newtonsqrt(n): enter number to find Sqrt: 9
root=n/2 3.0
for i in range(10):
root=(root+n/root)/2
print(root)
n=eval(input("enter number to find Sqrt: "))
newtonsqrt(n)
GCD of two numbers output
n1=int(input("Enter a number1:")) Enter a number1:8
n2=int(input("Enter a number2:")) Enter a number2:24
for i in range(1,n1+1): 8
if(n1%i==0 and n2%i==0):
gcd=i
print(gcd)
Exponent of number Output:
def power(base,exp): Enter base: 2
if(exp==1): Enter exponential value:3
return(base) Result: 8
else:
return(base*power(base,exp-1))
base=int(input("Enter base: "))
exp=int(input("Enter exponential value:"))
result=power(base,exp)
print("Result:",result)
sum of array elements: output:
a=[2,3,4,5,6,7,8] the sum is 35
sum=0
for i in a:
sum=sum+i
print("the sum is",sum)
Linear search output
a=[20,30,40,50,60,70,89] [20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 89]
print(a) enter a element to search:30
search=eval(input("enter a element to search:")) element found at 2
for i in range(0,len(a),1):
if(search==a[i]):
print("element found at",i+1)
break
else:
print("not found")
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Binary search output

a=[20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 89] [20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 89]
print(a) enter a element to search:30
search=eval(input("enter a element to search:")) element found at 2
start=0
stop=len(a)-1
while(start<=stop):
mid=(start+stop)//2
if(search==a[mid]):
print("elemrnt found at",mid+1)
break
elif(search<a[mid]):
stop=mid-1
else:
start=mid+1
else:
print("not found")
Part A:
1. What are Boolean values?
2. Define operator and operand?
3. Write the syntax for if with example?
4. Write the syntax and flowchart for if else.
5. Write the syntax and flowchart for chained if.
6. define state
7. Write the syntax for while loop with flowchart.
8. Write the syntax for for loopwith flowchart.
9. Differentiate break and continue.
10. mention the use of pass
11. what is fruitful function
12. what is void function
13. mention the different ways of writing return statement
14. What is parameter and list down its type?
15. What is local and global scope?
16. Differentiate local and global variable?
17. What is function composition, give an example?
18. Define recursion.
19. Differentiate iteration and recursion.
20. Define string. How to get a string at run time.
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21. What is slicing? Give an example.

22. What is immutability of string?
23. List out some string built in function with example?
24. Define string module?
25. How can list act as array?
26. write a program to check the number is odd or even.
27. write a program to check the number positive or negative
28. write a program to check the year is leap year or not
29. write a program to find greatest of two numbers
30. write a program for checking eligibility for vote
31. write a program to find sum of n numbers
32. write a program to find factorial of given numbers
33. write a program to find sum of digits of a number
34. Write a program to reverse the given number.
35. Write a program to check the given number is palindrome or not.
36. write a program to check the given number is Armstrong or not
37. how can you use for loop in sequence.
38. how can you use else statement if loops.
39. What is the use of map() function?
Part B:
1. Explain conditional statements in detail with example(if, if..else, if..elif..else)
2. explain in detail about operators in detail
3. Explain in detail about iterations with example.(for, while)
4. Explain the usage of else statements in loops
5. Explain in detail about using for loop in sequence.
6. Explain in detail about string built in function with suitable examples?
7. Explain about loop control statement(break, continue, pass)
8. Breifly discuss about fruitful function.
9. Discuss with an example about local and global variable
10. Discuss with an example about function composition
11. Explain in detail about recursion with example.
12. Explain in detail about strings and its operations(slicing,immutablity)
13. Program to find square root of a given number using newtons method
14. program to find gcd of given nnumber
15. program to find exponentiation of given number using recursion
16. program to find sum of array elements.
17. program to search an element using linear search.
18. program to search an element using binary element.
19. program to find factorial of a given number using recursion
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operations examples description

>>>b=[20,30] Adding and printing the

2 Unit 3:control flow, functions

a[2:2] >>> a[2:2] print an empty slice

list name.method name( element/index/list)

syntax example description

3 Unit 3:control flow, functions

7 a.pop() >>> a.pop() Removes and

Accessing element output

Sum of elements in list Output:

5 Unit 3:control flow, functions

6 Unit 3:control flow, functions

7 Unit 3:control flow, functions

clonning using Slicing

Operations examples description

10 Unit 3:control flow, functions

min(tuple) >>> min(a) return the minimum

Tuple as return value:

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Operations Example Description

Creating a >>> a={1:"one",2:"two"} Creating the dictionary with

Method Example Description

a.copy( ) a={1: 'ONE', 2: 'two', 3: 'three'} It returns copy of the

13 Unit 3:control flow, functions

setdefault(key,value) >>> a.setdefault(3,"three") If key is in the

Difference between List, Tuples and dictionary:

List Tuples Dictionary

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Advanced list processing:

>>>L=[x**2 for x in range(0,5)] [0, 1, 4, 9, 16]

>>>[x+3 for x in [1,2,3]] [4, 5, 6]

>>> [x*x for x in range(5)] [0, 1, 4, 9, 16]

>>> num=[-1,2,-3,4,-5,6,-7] [2, 4, 6]

>>> str=["this","is","an","example"] ['t', 'i', 'a', 'e']

Matrix multiplication Output

Matrix transpose Output

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Insertion sort output

Merge sort output

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19 Unit 3:control flow, functions

PART - A 30. How can you return multiple values

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GE8151 PROBLEM SOLVING AND PYTHON PROGRAMMING

1.1 PROBLEM SOLVING TECHNIQUES

Unit 1: Algorithmic problem solving 1

2. BUILDING BLOCKS OF ALGORITHMS (statements, state, control flow, functions)

In a computer statements might include some of the following actions

2.3. Control flow:

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Write an algorithm to print all natural numbers up to n

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Benefits of Using Functions

sub function add()

Unit 1: Algorithmic problem solving 4

Rules for drawing a flowchart

5. Only one flow line is used with a terminal symbol.

6. Within standard symbols, write briefly and precisely.

Unit 1: Algorithmic problem solving 5

3. Proper documentation: - Program flowcharts serve as a good program

Unit 1: Algorithmic problem solving 6

Syntax for if else: Example: Greates of two numbers

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Algorithm Flowchart Pseudo code

 Assembly language is symbolic representation of machine language. Assembly

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They are divided into following categories:

Interpreted programming languages:

Functional programming language:

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Compiled Programming language:

Procedural programming language:

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4. ALGORITHMIC PROBLEM SOLVING: