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6.15: Python Examples

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    Arrays

    # This program demonstrates array processing, including:
    # display, total, max, min, parallel arrays, sort
    # multidimensional arrays, and dynamic arrays.
    
    
    def display_array(array):
        for index in range(len(array)):
            print('array[' + str(index) + '] = ' + 
                str(array[index]))
    
    
    def sum(array):
        total = 0
        for index in range(len(array)):
            total += array[index]
        return total
    
    
    def max(array):
        maximum = array[0]
        for index in range(1, len(array)):
            if maximum < array[index]: 
                maximum = array[index] 
        return maximum 
    
    
    def min(array): 
        minimum = array[0] 
        for index in range(1, len(array)): 
            if minimum > array[index]:
                minimum = array[index]
        return minimum
    
    
    def display_parallel(names, ages):
        for index in range(len(names)):
            print(names[index] + ' is ' + 
                str(ages[index]) + ' years old')
        
    
    def display_multidimensional():
        game = [
            ['X', 'O', 'X'], 
            ['O', 'O', 'O'], 
            ['X', 'O', 'X'] ]
    
        for row in range (0, 3):
            for column in range(0, 3):
                print(game[row][column], end='')
                if column < 2:
                    print(' | ', end='')
            print()
    
    
    def dynamic_array():
        import random
    
        array = []
        for index in range(5):
            array.append(random.randint(0, 100))
        display_array(array)
    
    
    def main():
        names = ['Lisa', 'Michael', 'Ashley', 'Jacob', 'Emily']
        ages = [49, 48, 26, 19, 16]
    
        display_array(names)
        display_array(ages)
    
        total = sum(ages)
        maximum = max(ages)
        minimum = min(ages)
    
        print('total: ' + str(total))
        print('maximum: ' + str(maximum))
        print('minimum: ' + str(minimum))
    
        display_parallel(names, ages)
        
        ages.sort()
        display_array(ages)
    
        display_multidimensional()
        dynamic_array()
    
    
    main()
    

    Output

    array[0] = Lisa
    array[1] = Michael
    array[2] = Ashley
    array[3] = Jacob
    array[4] = Emily
    array[0] = 49
    array[1] = 48
    array[2] = 26
    array[3] = 19
    array[4] = 16
    total: 158
    nmaximum: 49
    minimum: 16
    Lisa is 49 years old
    Michael is 48 years old
    Ashley is 26 years old
    Jacob is 19 years old
    Emily is 16 years old
    array[0] = 16
    array[1] = 19
    array[2] = 26
    array[3] = 48
    array[4] = 49
    X | O | X
    O | O | O
    X | O | X
    array[0] = 71
    array[1] = 39
    array[2] = 80
    array[3] = 35
    array[4] = 40
    

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