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Execution Control Structures Introduction to Computing Using Python Execution Control Structures Conditional Structures Iteration Patterns, Part I Two-Dimensional Lists while Loop Iteration Patterns, Part II

print('Be sure to drink liquids.') One-way if statement Introduction to Computing Using Python if <condition>: <indented code block> <non-indented statement> if temp > 86: print('It is hot!') print('Be sure to drink liquids.') print('Goodbye.') if temp > 86: print('It is hot!') print('Be sure to drink liquids.') print('Goodbye.') if temp > 86: print('It is hot!') print('Be sure to drink liquids.') print('Goodbye.') The value of temp is 50. The value of temp is 90. temp > 86: True print('It is hot!') False print('Be sure to drink liquids.') Print('Goodbye.')

print('Be sure to drink liquids.') Two-way if statement Introduction to Computing Using Python if <condition>: <indented code block 1> else: <indented code block 2> <non-indented statement> if temp > 86: print('It is hot!') print('Be sure to drink liquids.') else: print('It is not hot.') print('Bring a jacket.') print('Goodbye.') if temp > 86: print('It is hot!') print('Be sure to drink liquids.') else: print('It is not hot.') print('Bring a jacket.') print('Goodbye.') if temp > 86: print('It is hot!') print('Be sure to drink liquids.') else: print('It is not hot.') print('Bring a jacket.') print('Goodbye.') The value of temp is 90. The value of temp is 50. temp > 86: False True print('It is not hot!') print('It is hot!') print('Bring a jacket.') print('Be sure to drink liquids.') print('Bring a jacket.')

Multi-way if statement Introduction to Computing Using Python The value of t is 90. The value of t is 20. The value of t is 50. t > 86: def temperature(t): if t > 86: print('It is hot') elif t > 32: print('It is cool') else: print('It is freezing’) print('Goodbye') def temperature(t): if t > 86: print('It is hot') elif t > 32: print('It is cool') else: print('It is freezing’) print('Goodbye') def temperature(t): if t > 86: print('It is hot') elif t > 32: print('It is cool') else: print('It is freezing’) print('Goodbye') def temperature(t): if t > 86: print('It is hot') elif t > 32: print('It is cool') else: print('It is freezing’) print('Goodbye') True False t > 32: True print('It is hot') print('It is cool') False print('It is freezing') print('Goodbye')

Ordering of conditions Introduction to Computing Using Python What is the wrong with this re-implementation of temperature()? def temperature(t): if t > 32: print('It is hot') elif t > 86: print('It is cool') else: # t <= 32 print('It is freezing') print('Goodbye') def temperature(t): if 86 >= t > 32: print('It is hot') elif t > 86: print('It is cool') else: # t <= 32 print('It is freezing') print('Goodbye') The conditions must be mutually exclusive, either explicitly The conditions must be mutually exclusive, either explicitly or implicitly def temperature(t): if t > 86: print('It is hot') elif t > 32: # 86 >= t > 32 print('It is cool') else: # t <= 32 print('It is freezing') print('Goodbye')

Exercise Write function BMI() that: Introduction to Computing Using Python Write function BMI() that: takes as input a person’s height (in inches) and weight (in pounds) computes the person’s BMI and prints an assessment, as shown below The function does not return anything. The Body Mass Index is the value (weight * 703)/height2 . Indexes below 18.5 or above 25.0 are assessed as underweight and overweight, respectively; indexes in between are considered normal. BMI(weight, height): 'prints BMI report’ bmi = weight*703/height**2 if bmi < 18.5: print('Underweight') elif bmi < 25: print('Normal') else: # bmi >= 25 print('Overweight') >>> BMI(190, 75) Normal >>> BMI(140, 75) Underweight >>> BMI(240, 75) Overweight

Iteration The general format of a for loop statement is Introduction to Computing Using Python The general format of a for loop statement is for <variable> in <sequence>: <indented code block> <non-indented code block> <indented code block> is executed once for every item in <sequence> If <sequence> is a string then the items are its characters (each of which is a one-character string) If <sequence> is a list then the items are the objects in the list <non-indented code block> is executed after every item in <sequence> has been processed There are different for loop usage patterns

Iteration loop pattern Introduction to Computing Using Python Iterating over every item of an explicit sequence >>> name = 'Apple' >>> for char in name: print(char) A p >>> name = 'Apple' >>> for char in name: print(char) A p >>> name = 'Apple' >>> for char in name: print(char) >>> name = 'Apple' >>> for char in name: print(char) A p >>> name = 'Apple' >>> for char in name: print(char) A p >>> name = 'Apple' >>> for char in name: print(char) >>> name = 'Apple' >>> for char in name: print(char) A p l >>> name = 'Apple' >>> for char in name: print(char) A p l e >>> name = 'Apple' >>> for char in name: print(char) A >>> name = 'Apple' >>> for char in name: print(char) A p l >>> name = 'Apple' >>> for char in name: print(char) A name = 'A p p l e' 'A' char = 'p' char = 'p' char = 'l' char = 'e' char =

Iteration loop pattern Introduction to Computing Using Python Iterating over every item of an explicit sequence for word in ['stop', 'desktop', 'post', 'top']: if 'top' in word: print(word) 'stop' word = 'desktop' word = >>> stop desktop >>> stop desktop >>> stop desktop top >>> stop >>> stop desktop top >>> word = 'post' word = 'top'

Iteration loop pattern Introduction to Computing Using Python Iterating over every item of an explicit sequence iterating over the characters of a text file iterating over the lines of a text file >>> infile = open('test.txt') >>> content = infile.read() >>> for char in content: print(char, end='') >>> infile = open('test.txt') >>> lines = infile.readlines() >>> for line in lines: print(line, end='')

Counter loop pattern Iterating over an implicit sequence of numbers Introduction to Computing Using Python Iterating over an implicit sequence of numbers >>> n = 10 >>> for i in range(n): print(i, end=' ') 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 >>> for i in range(7, 100, 17): print(i, end=' ') 7 24 41 58 75 92 This example illustrates the most important application of the counter loop pattern >>> for i in range(len('world')): print(i, end=' ') 0 1 2 3 4

Counter loop pattern 'cat' 'dog' 1 'fish' 2 'bird' 3 Introduction to Computing Using Python Iterating over an implicit sequence of numbers >>> pets = ['cat', 'dog', 'fish', 'bird'] >>> for animal in pets: print(animal, end=' ') cat dog fish bird >>> for i in range(len(pets)): print(pets[i], end=' ') cat dog fish bird 'cat' animal = i = pets[0] is printed 'dog' 1 animal = i = pets[1] is printed animal = 'fish' i = 2 pets[2] is printed animal = 'bird' i = 3 pets[3] is printed

Counter loop pattern Introduction to Computing Using Python Iterating over an implicit sequence of numbers… But why complicate things? Let’s develop function checkSorted() that: takes a list of comparable items as input returns True if the sequence is increasing, False otherwise >>> checkSorted([2, 4, 6, 8, 10]) True >>> checkSorted([2, 4, 6, 3, 10]) False >>> Implementation idea: check that adjacent pairs are correctly ordered def checkSorted(lst): 'return True if sequence lst is increasing, False otherwise' for i in range(0, len(lst)-1): # i = 0, 1, 2, ..., len(lst)-2 if lst[i] > lst[i+1]: return False return True def checkSorted(lst): 'return True if sequence lst is increasing, False otherwise' for i in range(0, len(lst)-1): # i = 0, 1, 2, ..., len(lst)-2 if lst[i] > lst[i+1]: return False return True def checkSorted(lst): 'return True if sequence lst is increasing, False otherwise' for i in range(len(lst)-1): # i = 0, 1, 2, ..., len(lst)-2 if lst[i] > lst[i+1]: return False # all adjacent pairs are correctly ordered, return true def checkSorted(lst): 'return True if sequence lst is increasing, False otherwise' def checkSorted(lst): 'return True if sequence lst is increasing, False otherwise' for i in range(len(lst)): # compare lst[i] with lst[i+1] def checkSorted(lst): 'return True if sequence lst is increasing, False otherwise' for i in range(len(lst)-1): # i = 0, 1, 2, ..., len(lst)-2 if lst[i] <= lst[i+1]: # correctly ordered, continue on else: # incorrectly ordered, return false def checkSorted(lst): 'return True if sequence lst is increasing, False otherwise' for num in lst: # compare num with next number in list def checkSorted(lst): 'return True if sequence lst is increasing, False otherwise' for i in range(len(lst)-1): # i = 0, 1, 2, ..., len(lst)-2 # compare lst[i] with lst[i+1]

Exercise Write function arithmetic() that: Introduction to Computing Using Python Write function arithmetic() that: takes as input a list of numbers returns True if the numbers in the list form an arithmetic sequence, False otherwise >>> arithmetic([3, 6, 9, 12, 15]) True >>> arithmetic([3, 6, 9, 11, 14]) False >>> arithmetic([3]) True def arithmetic(lst): '''return True if list lst contains an arithmetic sequence, False otherwise''' if len(lst) < 2: # a sequence of length < 2 is arithmetic return True # check that the difference between successive numbers is # equal to the difference between the first two numbers diff = lst[1] - lst[0] for i in range(1, len(lst)-1): if lst[i+1] - lst[i] != diff: return False def arithmetic(lst): if len(lst) < 2: return True diff = lst[1] - lst[0] for i in range(1, len(lst)-1): if lst[i+1] - lst[i] != diff: return False

Accumulator loop pattern Introduction to Computing Using Python Accumulating something in every loop iteration >>> lst = [3, 2, 7, 1, 9] >>> res = 0 >>> for num in lst: res = res + num >>> lst = [3, 2, 7, 1, 9] >>> res = 0 >>> lst = [3, 2, 7, 1, 9] >>> res = 0 >>> for num in lst: res += num >>> res 22 >>> lst = [3, 2, 7, 1, 9] >>> lst = [3, 2, 7, 1, 9] >>> res = 0 >>> for num in lst: res = res + num >>> res 22 For example: the sum of numbers in a list lst = [3, 2, 7, 1, 9] res = 0 shorthand notation 3 num = res = res + num (= 3) accumulator 2 num = res = res + num (= 5) 7 num = res = res + num (= 12) 1 num = res = res + num (= 13) 9 num = res = res + num (= 22)

Accumulator loop pattern Introduction to Computing Using Python Accumulating something in every loop iteration What if we wanted to obtain the product instead? What should res be initialized to? >>> lst = [3, 2, 7, 1, 9] >>> res = 1 >>> for num in lst: res *= num lst = [3, 2, 7, 1, 9] res = 1 3 num = res *= num (= 3) 2 num = res *= num (= 6) 7 num = res *= num (= 42) 1 num = res *= num (= 42) 9 num = res *= num (= 378)

Exercise if Write function factorial() that: Introduction to Computing Using Python Write function factorial() that: takes a non-negative integer n as input returns n! if >>> factorial(0) 1 >>> factorial(1) >>> factorial(3) 6 >>> factorial(6) 720 def factorial(n): 'returns n! for input integer n' res = 1 for i in range(2, n+1): res *= i return res

Exercise Write function acronym() that: Introduction to Computing Using Python Write function acronym() that: takes a phrase (i.e., a string) as input returns the acronym for the phrase >>> acronym('Random access memory') 'RAM' >>> acronym("GNU's not UNIX") 'GNU' def acronym(phrase): 'return the acronym of the input string phrase' # split phrase into a list of words words = phrase.split() # accumulate first character, as an uppercase, of every word res = '' for w in words: res = res + w[0].upper() return res

Exercise Write function divisors() that: Introduction to Computing Using Python Write function divisors() that: takes a positive integer n as input returns the list of positive divisors of n >>> divisors(1) [1] >>> divisors(6) [1, 2, 3, 6] >>> divisors(11) [1, 11] def divisors(n): 'return the list of divisors of n' res = [] # accumulator initialized to an empty list for i in range(1, n+1): if n % i == 0: # if i is a divisor of n res.append(i) # accumulate i return res

Nested loop pattern Nesting a loop inside another Introduction to Computing Using Python >>> n = 5 >>> nested2(n) 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 Nesting a loop inside another >>> n = 5 >>> nested(n) 0 1 2 3 4 >>> n = 5 >>> nested(n) 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 >>> >>> n = 5 >>> nested(n) 0 1 2 3 4 >>> When j = 0 inner for loop should print 0 When j = 1 inner for loop should print 0 1 When j = 2 inner for loop should print 0 1 2 When j = 3 inner for loop should print 0 1 2 3 When j = 4 inner for loop should print 0 1 2 3 4 def nested(n): for j in range(n): for i in range(n): print(i, end=' ’) print() def nested(n): def nested(n): for j in range(n): for i in range(n): print(i, end=' ') def nested(n): for j in range(n): for i in range(n): print(i, end=' ’) print() def nested(n): for i in range(n): print(i, end=' ') def nested2(n): for j in range(n): for i in range(j+1): print(i, end=' ’) print() def nested2(n): for j in range(n): for i in range(n): print(i, end=' ’) print()

Exercise Write function inBoth() that takes: 2 lists as input Introduction to Computing Using Python Write function inBoth() that takes: 2 lists as input and returns True if there is an item that is common to both lists and False otherwise >>> inBoth([3, 2, 5, 4, 7], [9, 0, 1, 3]) True >>> inBoth([2, 5, 4, 7], [9, 0, 1, 3]) False

Exercise Write function pairSum() that takes as input: Introduction to Computing Using Python Write function pairSum() that takes as input: a list of numbers a target value and prints the indexes of all pairs of values in the list that add up to the target value >>> pairSum([7, 8, 5, 3, 4, 6], 11) 0 4 1 3 2 5

Two-dimensional lists Introduction to Computing Using Python The list [3, 5, 7, 9] can be viewed as a 1-D table [3, 5, 7, 9] = 3 5 7 9 >>> lst = [[3,5,7,9], [0,2,1,6], [3,8,3,1]] >>> lst [[3, 5, 7, 9], [0, 2, 1, 6], [3, 8, 3, 1]] >>> lst[0] [3, 5, 7, 9] >>> lst[1] [0, 2, 1, 6] >>> lst[2] [3, 8, 3, 1] >>> lst[0][0] 3 >>> lst[1][2] 1 >>> >>> lst = [[3,5,7,9], [0,2,1,6], [3,8,3,1]] >>> lst [[3, 5, 7, 9], [0, 2, 1, 6], [3, 8, 3, 1]] >>> lst[0] [3, 5, 7, 9] >>> >>> lst = [[3,5,7,9], [0,2,1,6], [3,8,3,1]] >>> lst [[3, 5, 7, 9], [0, 2, 1, 6], [3, 8, 3, 1]] >>> >>> lst = [[3,5,7,9], [0,2,1,6], [3,8,3,1]] >>> lst [[3, 5, 7, 9], [0, 2, 1, 6], [3, 8, 3, 1]] >>> lst[0] [3, 5, 7, 9] >>> lst[1] [0, 2, 1, 6] >>> >>> lst = [[3,5,7,9], [0,2,1,6], [3,8,3,1]] >>> lst [[3, 5, 7, 9], [0, 2, 1, 6], [3, 8, 3, 1]] >>> lst[0] [3, 5, 7, 9] >>> lst[1] [0, 2, 1, 6] >>> lst[2] [3, 8, 3, 1] >>> lst[0][0] 3 >>> lst[1][2] 1 >>> lst[2][0] >>> >>> lst = [[3,5,7,9], [0,2,1,6], [3,8,3,1]] >>> >>> lst = [[3,5,7,9], [0,2,1,6], [3,8,3,1]] >>> lst [[3, 5, 7, 9], [0, 2, 1, 6], [3, 8, 3, 1]] >>> lst[0] [3, 5, 7, 9] >>> lst[1] [0, 2, 1, 6] >>> lst[2] [3, 8, 3, 1] >>> lst[0][0] 3 >>> >>> lst = [[3,5,7,9], [0,2,1,6], [3,8,3,1]] >>> lst [[3, 5, 7, 9], [0, 2, 1, 6], [3, 8, 3, 1]] >>> lst[0] [3, 5, 7, 9] >>> lst[1] [0, 2, 1, 6] >>> lst[2] [3, 8, 3, 1] >>> How to represent a 2-D table? 1 2 3 [ [3, 5, 7, 9] [0, 2, 1, 6] [3, 8, 3, 1] ] [3, 5, 7, 9] = 3 5 7 9 2 1 6 8 3 5 7 9 2 1 6 8 3 5 7 9 2 1 6 8 3 5 7 9 2 1 6 8 3 5 7 9 2 1 6 8 3 5 7 9 2 1 6 8 3 5 7 9 2 1 6 8 [0, 2, 1, 6] = 1 [3, 8, 3, 1] = 2 A 2-D table is just a list of rows (i.e., 1-D tables)

Nested loop pattern and 2-D lists Introduction to Computing Using Python A nested loop is often needed to access all objects in a 2-D list def print2D(t): 'prints values in 2D list t as a 2D table' for row in t: for item in row print(item, end=' ') def print2D(t): 'prints values in 2D list t as a 2D table' # for every row of t # for every object in the row # print object def print2D(t): 'prints values in 2D list t as a 2D table' for row in t: for item in row print(item, end=' ') print() def print2D(t): 'prints values in 2D list t as a 2D table' >>> table = [[3, 5, 7, 9], [0, 2, 1, 6], [3, 8, 3, 1]] >>> print2D(table) 3 5 7 9 0 2 1 6 3 8 3 1 >>> >>> table = [[3, 5, 7, 9], [0, 2, 1, 6], [3, 8, 3, 1]] >>> print2D(table) 3 5 7 9 0 2 1 6 3 8 3 1 >>> incr2D(t) >>> print2D(t) 4 6 8 10 1 3 2 7 4 9 4 2 >>> (Using the iteration loop pattern) def incr2D(t): 'increments each number in 2D list t' # for every row index i # for every column index j t[i][j] += 1 def incr2D(t): 'increments each number in 2D list t' def incr2D(t): 'increments each number in 2D list t' # nrows = number of rows in t # ncols = number of columns in t for i in range(nrows): for j in range(ncols): t[i][j] += 1 def incr2D(t): 'increments each number in 2D list t' nrows = len(t) ncols = len(t[0]) for i in range(nrows): for j in range(ncols): t[i][j] += 1 (Using the counter loop pattern)

Exercise Implement function pixels() that takes as input: Introduction to Computing Using Python Implement function pixels() that takes as input: a two-dimensional list of nonnegative integer entries (representing the values of pixels of an image) and returns the number of entries that are positive (i.e., the number of pixels that are not dark). Your function should work on two-dimensional lists of any size. >>> lst = [[0, 156, 0, 0], [34, 0, 0, 0], [23, 123, 0, 34]] >>> pixels(lst) 5 >>> l = [[123, 56, 255], [34, 0, 0], [23, 123, 0], [3, 0, 0]] 7

while loop if <condition>: <indented code block> Introduction to Computing Using Python if <condition>: <indented code block> <non-indented statement> while <condition>: <indented code block> <non-indented statement> condition True <indented code block> False <non-indented statement>

while loop Introduction to Computing Using Python Example: compute the smallest multiple of 7 greater than 37. i = 7 i = 7 Idea: generate multiples of 7 until we get a number greater than 37 21 28 42 35 14 7 i = i <= 37 ? i <= 37 ? >>> i = 7 >>> while i <= 37:         i += 7    >>> i = 7 >>> while i <= 37:         i += 7    >>> i 42 >>> i = 7 >>> >>> i = 7 >>> while i <= 37:         i += 7    >>> i 42 True True i += 7 i += 7 False False i i

Exercise Write function negative() that: Introduction to Computing Using Python Write function negative() that: takes a list of numbers as input returns the index of the first negative number in the list or -1 if there is no negative number in the list >>> lst = [3, 1, -7, -4, 9, -2] >>> negative(lst) 2 >>> negative([1, 2, 3]) -1 def greater(lst): for i in range(len(lst)): if lst[i] < 0: return i return -1 def greater(lst): for i in range(len(lst)): if lst[i] < 0: return i # if for loop completes execution, lst contains no negative number def greater(lst): for i in range(len(lst)): # using counter loop pattern if lst[i] < 0: # number at index i is first # negative number, so return i def greater(lst): # iterate through list lst and # compare each number with 0 # Which loop pattern shoud we use?

Sequence loop pattern 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 + + + + + + + + Introduction to Computing Using Python Generating a sequence that reaches the desired solution Fibonacci sequence 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 . . . + + + + + + + + Goal: the first Fibonnaci number greater than some bound def fibonacci(bound): 'returns the smallest Fibonacci number greater than bound' previous = 1 # previous Fibonacci number current = 1 # current Fibonacci number while current <= bound: # current becomes previous, and new current is computed previous, current = current, previous+current def fibonacci(bound): 'returns the smallest Fibonacci number greater than bound' previous = 1 # previous Fibonacci number current = 1 # current Fibonacci number while current <= bound: # not done yet, make current be next Fibonacci number def fibonacci(bound): 'returns the smallest Fibonacci number greater than bound' previous = 1 # previous Fibonacci number current = 1 # current Fibonacci number while current <= bound: # current becomes previous, and new current is computed previous, current = current, previous+current return current def fibonacci(bound): 'returns the smallest Fibonacci number greater than bound' previous = 1 # previous Fibonacci number current = 1 # current Fibonacci number def fibonacci(bound): 'returns the smallest Fibonacci number greater than bound' previous = 1 # previous Fibonacci number current = 1 # current Fibonacci number while current <= bound: # current becomes previous, and new current is computed def fibonacci(bound): 'returns the smallest Fibonacci number greater than bound’

Exercise Introduction to Computing Using Python Write function approxE() that approximates the Euler constant as follows: takes a number as input returns the approximation such that >>> approxE(0.01) 2.7166666666666663 >>> approxE(0.000000001) 2.7182818284467594 def approxE(error): prev = 1 # approximation 0 current = 2 # approximation 1 while current - prev > error: # new prev is old current # new current is old current + 1/factorial(?) return current def approxE(error): prev = 1 # approximation 0 current = 2 # approximation 1 while current - prev > error: # compute new prev and current return current def approxE(error): prev = 1 # approximation 0 current = 2 # approximation 1 i = 2 # index of next approximation while current - prev > error: prev, current = current, current + 1/factorial(i) i += 1 # index of next approximation return current

Infinite loop pattern An infinite loop provides a continuous service Introduction to Computing Using Python An infinite loop provides a continuous service >>> hello2() What is your name? Sam Hello Sam What is your name? Tim Hello Tim What is your name? >>> hello2() What is your name? Sam Hello Sam What is your name? Tim Hello Tim What is your name? Alex Hello Alex What is your name? >>> hello2() What is your name? >>> hello2() What is your name? Sam Hello Sam What is your name? A greeting service The server could instead be a time server, or a web server, or a mail server, or… def hello2(): '''a greeting service; it repeatedly requests the name of the user and then greets the user''’ while True: name = input('What is your name? ') print('Hello {}'.format(name))

Loop-and-a-half pattern Introduction to Computing Using Python Cutting the last loop iteration “in half” Example: a function that creates a list of cities entered by the user and returns it >>> cities() Enter city: Lisbon Enter city: San Francisco Enter city: Hong Kong Enter city: >>> cities() Enter city: Lisbon Enter city: San Francisco Enter city: Hong Kong Enter city: ['Lisbon', 'San Francisco', 'Hong Kong'] >>> >>> cities() Enter city: Lisbon Enter city: San Francisco Enter city: >>> cities() Enter city: Lisbon Enter city: >>> cities() Enter city: The empty string is a “flag” that indicates the end of the input def cities(): lst = [] city = input('Enter city: ') while city != '': lst.append(city) return lst def cities2(): lst = [] while True: city = input('Enter city: ') if city == '': return lst lst.append(city) def cities2(): lst = [] # repeat: # ask user to enter city # if user entered flag # then return lst # append city to lst last loop iteration stops here accumulator pattern awkward and not quite intuitive

The break statement The break statement: Introduction to Computing Using Python The break statement: is used inside the body of a loop when executed, it interrupts the current iteration of the loop execution continues with the statement that follows the loop body. def cities2(): lst = [] while True: city = input('Enter city: ') if city == '': return lst lst.append(city) def cities2(): lst = [] while True: city = input('Enter city: ') if city == '': break lst.append(city) return lst

break and continue statements Introduction to Computing Using Python The break statement: is used inside the body of a loop when executed, it interrupts the current iteration of the loop execution continues with the statement that follows the loop body. The continue statement: is used inside the body of a loop when executed, it interrupts the current iteration of the loop execution continues with next iteration of the loop In both cases, only the innermost loop is affected >>> before0(table) 2 3 4 5 6 >>> table = [ [2, 3, 0, 6], [0, 3, 4, 5], [4, 5, 6, 0]] >>> ignore0(table) 2 3 6 3 4 5 4 5 6 def before0(table): for row in table: for num in row: if num == 0: break print(num, end=' ’) print() def ignore0(table): for row in table: for num in row: if num == 0: continue print(num, end=' ’) print()

Exercise Introduction to Computing Using Python Write function bubbleSort() that: takes a list of numbers as input and sorts the list using BubbleSort The function returns nothing >>> lst = [3, 1, 7, 4, 9, 2, 5] >>> bubblesort(lst) >>> lst [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9] [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9] [1, 3, 4, 7, 2, 5, 9] [1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9] [1, 3, 4, 7, 2, 9, 5] [1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 2, 5] [1, 3, 7, 4, 9, 2, 5] [1, 3, 4, 2, 5, 7, 9] [1, 3, 4, 2, 7, 5, 9] [3, 1, 7, 4, 9, 2, 5] def bubblesort(lst): for i in range(len(lst)-1, 0, -1): for j in range(i): if lst[j] > lst[j+1]: lst[j], lst[j+1] = lst[j+1], lst[j] def bubblesort(lst): for i in range(len(lst)-1, 0, -1): # i = len(last)-1, len(lst)-2, …, 1 # number whose final position should be i # bubbles up to position i