quiz_count

'''
quiz scores
'''

from random import randint

#count items in a list
def count_items(target, my_list):

    item_count=0
    for i in my_list:
        if i==target:
            item_count+=1

    return item_count

#count items in a range (passed as [lower, upper])
def count_in_range(target_range, my_list):

    my_count=0
    for i in my_list:
        if i>=target_range[0] and i<=target_range[1] :
            my_count+=1

    return my_count

#count vowels in a string
def count_vowels_in_string(my_string):
    vowels="aeiou"
    my_count=0
    lc_string=my_string.lower()
    for i in vowels:
        my_count=my_count+lc_string.count(i)

    return my_count

#data to work with
scores=[]
for i in range(30):
    scores.append(randint(1,10))
names=["fred", "bert", "harry", "fred"]
my_word="supercalifragilisticexpialidociousUMDIDDLEIDDLEIDDLE"

#print top scorers and scorers in a range 7-9
print("Scores", scores)
print("{0} learners got top marks".format(count_items(10,scores)))
print("{0} learners got between 7 and 9 (inc)".format(count_in_range([7,9],scores)))

#works for lists of strings too
print("Names", names)
print("{0} freds".format(count_items("fred",names)))

#count vowels in a string
print("Word", my_word)
print("{0} vowels in word".format(count_vowels_in_string(my_word)))