webinar-input-patterns-2023-07-15

# Webinar Input Patterns July 15 2023

# input() ALWAYS returns a string
# myInput = input() # that myInput var is definitely a str!

# but we might want to change it to something else...

# 1 Recast a numeric string into an int or float
# 2 Breaking up a long string into a list of smaller strings
# 3 Break up a string containing numeric chars into a list of
#       recast ints or floats
# 4 One value tells you how many times to call input()
# 5 We DON'T KNOW how many times to call input(), but we know
#       a sentinel value to stop


# 1 Recast a numeric string into an int or float
# looks like a number...  5 but it's really the string "5"
# easy, recast
# myInput = int(input()) # or float(input()) if you want a float

# 2 Breaking up a long string into a list of smaller strings
# "Pat Silly Doe"
# myInput = input()
# strList = myInput.split()
# strList = input().split() # could do it one step
# print(strList)

# getting a series of numbers...
# 12 44 67 23
# myInput = "12 44 67 23" # input()
# strList = myInput.split()
# print(strList)
# # traditional for loop for new list
# numList = []
# for num in strList:
#     numList.append(int(num))
# # or list comprehension for new list
# numList = [int(num) for num in strList]
# print(numList)
#
# # 4 One value tells you HOW MANY TIMES to call input()
# # 5 # so 5 more pieces of data coming in...
# # 30.0
# # 50.0
# # 10.0
# # 100.0
# # 65.0
#
# numVals = int(input())
# floatList = [] # fill this basket...
#
# for num in range(numVals): # do this 5 times
#     # get each next input, do your stuff
#     nextInput = float(input())
#     floatList.append(nextInput)
# print(floatList)
#
# Question on "printing a list without brackets"... which isn't necessarily something you need to do
# for n in floatList:
#     print(n, end=" ")
# print() # get the line return back, unless a question says otherwise
#
# # " ".join(listOfStrings)
# print(" ".join([str(num) for num in floatList]))

# Question on range(len())
# myList = ["Scooby", "Shaggy", "Velma", "Daphne", "Fred", "Scrappy"]
# for item in myList:
#     print(item)
#
# for n in range(len(myList)):
#     print(n)
#     print(myList[n])

# back to Input Patterns...

# 5 We DON'T KNOW how many times to call input(), but we know to stop on some SENTINEL VALUE
# this is a WHILE loop condition

# ask for the FIRST input()
# myInput = input()
# # then set up a WHILE LOOP
# while myInput != "-1": # or whatever value tells you to stop
#     # do what you need with that input...
#
#     # get the next input
#     myInput = input()

# multiple quit commands
# myInput = input()
# quitCommands = ["quit", "done", "d"] # put them in a list to avoid many conditions joined by an OR
# while not myInput in quitCommands:
#     print(f"I got the command: {myInput}")
#     myInput = input()
# print("OK. Done!")