python week1 challenge

challenges/week_1/Readme.md

@@ -29,3 +29,11 @@ Run the [Checker](checker.py) file to evaluate your code. If all tests pass, you
    - `'fare'`  
 *Failure to which all your tests will fail.*  
 3. The **Checker** file should **never** be **altered** at any cost.
+
+
+Pseudo-code for the project
+
+Step 1: obtain the date today using the datetime module
+step 2: obtain the day in the form of "Mon", "Tue" etc
+step 3: make a list of busfares with an accompanying day 
+step 4: check if the day today is in the list of bus fares and then print the dates and fare.

challenges/week_1/bus_fare_challenge.py

@@ -1 +1,26 @@
-# WRITE YOUR CODE SOLUTION HERE
+from datetime import date
+#initialize the date today
+date = date.today()
+
+#obtain the day in the form "Mon", "Tue" etc.
+day = date.strftime("%a")
+
+bus_fare = {
+    "Mon":100,
+    "Tue":100,
+    "Wen":100,
+    "Thur":100,
+    "Fri":100,
+    "Sat":60,
+    "Sun":80
+}
+#initialize the fare variable
+fare = None
+#check if the day is in the bus_fare dictionary
+if day in bus_fare:
+    print(date)
+    print(day)
+    fare = bus_fare[day]
+    print(fare)
+
+

challenges/week_2/personal_converter.py

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+"""
+Pseudo code for the challenge
+1. create a converter function
+2. Obtain the name of the user using the input function
+3. print the name of the user with the choices to choose from
+4. within the converter function specify the individual converter functions.
+5.  from the choice selected by user, run the corresponding converter function
+6. Return the results to the user.
+"""
+
+def converter():
+    # ask the name input from the user
+    name = str(input("Input your name:"))
+    # print the name of the user and the hello message
+    print("Hello {}, welcome to your personal converter.".format(name))
+    print("Please choose which conversion you would like to perform:")
+    print("1 - convert cm to inches\n2 - convert percent to letter grade\n3 - convert cups to ml\n4 - convert grams to ounces\n5 - convert fahrenheit to celsius\n")
+    # ask the user to choose the number for the choice
+    choice = int(input("Choice:"))
+
+    # the function converting cm to inches
+    def cm_to_inch():
+        num = int(input("Value in cm to convert: "))
+        result = "{}cm = {}inches".format(num, num*0.39370)
+        print(result)
+    # function getting the percent and giving the respective letter grade
+
+    def percent_to_letter_grade():
+        num = float(input("Percent to convert to letter grade: "))
+        num1 = int(num)
+        if num1 in range(80, 101, 1):
+            result = "A"
+        if num1 in range(70, 80, 1):
+            result = "B"
+        if num1 in range(60, 70, 1):
+            result = "C"
+        if num1 in range(50, 60, 1):
+            result = "D"
+        if num1 in range(20, 50, 1):
+            result = "E"
+        if num1 in range(0, 40, 1):
+            result = "F"
+        else:
+            print("Num not in required range")
+        result = "{}% = {}".format(num, result)
+        print(result)
+
+    # function changing cups to ml
+    def cups_to_ml():
+        num = int(input("Enter the number of cups to convert: "))
+        result = "{} cups = {} ml".format(num, num*250)
+        print(result)
+
+    # functin changing grams to ounces
+    def grams_to_ounces():
+        num = float(
+            input("Enter the number of grams to convert to ounces: "))
+        result = "{} grams = {} ounces".format(num, num*0.0352)
+        print(result)
+
+    # function changing farenheit to celcius
+    def farenheit_to_celcius():
+        num = float(input("Value to convert Farenheit to Celcius: "))
+        result = "{} Farenheit = {}\u00b0 C".format(
+            num, round((num-32)*5/9), 2)
+        print(result)
+    if choice == 1:
+        cm_to_inch()
+    elif choice == 2:
+        percent_to_letter_grade()
+    elif choice == 3:
+        cups_to_ml()
+    elif choice == 4:
+        grams_to_ounces()
+    elif choice == 5:
+        farenheit_to_celcius()
+    else:
+        print("The choice is not valid.")
+    return "Goodbye {}".format(name)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    converter()