Variables

Popcorn Hack #1

%%js

//ADDED MY OWN FRUITS

var myDictionary = {
    1: "apple",
    2: "banana",
    3: "orange"
};

// Accessing a value
console.log("Fruit with key 2:", myDictionary[2]); // Output: fruit

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Popcorn Hack 2

import random

def play_game():
    score = 0
    operators = ['+', '-', '*', '/']

    print("Welcome to the Math Quiz Game!")
    print("Answer as many questions as you can. Type 'q' to quit anytime.\n")

    while True:
        # Generate two random numbers and choose a random operator
        num1 = random.randint(1, 20)
        num2 = random.randint(1, 20)
        op = random.choice(operators)

        # Calculate the correct answer based on the operator
        if op == '+':
            answer = num1 + num2
        elif op == '-':
            answer = num1 - num2
        elif op == '/':
            answer = num1 / num2
        else:
            answer = num1 * num2

        # Ask the player the question
        print(f"What is {num1} {op} {num2}?")
        player_input = input("Your answer (or type 'q' to quit): ")

        # Check if the player wants to quit
        if player_input.lower() == 'q':
            break

        # Check if the answer is correct
        try:
            player_answer = int(player_input)
            if player_answer == answer:
                print("Correct!")
                score += 1
            else:
                print(f"Oops! The correct answer was {answer}.")
        except ValueError:
            print("Invalid input, please enter a number or 'q' to quit.")

    print(f"Thanks for playing! Your final score is {score}.")

# Start the game
play_game()

Welcome to the Math Quiz Game!
Answer as many questions as you can. Type 'q' to quit anytime.

What is 14 + 8?
Invalid input, please enter a number or 'q' to quit.
What is 8 * 2?
Correct!
What is 15 + 12?
Correct!
What is 3 - 15?
Thanks for playing! Your final score is 2.

Popcorn Hack 3

def temperature_converter():
    temperature = float(input("Enter the temperature: "))
    
    conversion_type = input("Convert to Celsius or Fahrenheit? [C/F]")

    if conversion_type == "C":
        celsius = (temperature - 32) * (5 / 9)
        print(f"{temperature}°F is equal to {celsius:.2f}°C")

    elif conversion_type == "F":
        fahrenheit = (temperature * (9 / 5)) + 32
        print(f"{temperature}°C is equal to {fahrenheit:.2f}°F")

    else:
        print("Invalid conversion type entered. Please enter 'C' or 'F'.")

temperature_converter()

55.0°F is equal to 12.78°C

Python Homework Hack

shopping_list = []
total_cost = 0.0

while True:
    item_name = input("Enter the item name (or 'done' to finish): ")
    if item_name.lower() == 'done':
        break
    item_price = float(input("Enter the price of the item: "))

    shopping_list.append((item_name, item_price))
    total_cost += item_price

print("\nYour shopping list:")
for item in shopping_list:
    print(f"{item[0]} - ${item[1]:.2f}")

print(f"\nTotal cost: ${total_cost:.2f}")

Your shopping list:
Taco shells - $7.50
Black Beans - $3.50
Lettuce - $6.25
Shredded Cheese - $7.99
Salsa - $4.99

Total cost: $30.23

Javascript Homework Hack

%%js

// THIS TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT

const cupToTablespoon = 16;
const cupToTeaspoon = 48;
const tablespoonToTeaspoon = 3;

let ingredients = [];
let result = '';

while (true) {
    let ingredientName = prompt("Enter the ingredient name (or 'done' to finish): ");
    if (ingredientName === 'done') {
        break;
    }

    let quantity = parseFloat(prompt(`Enter the quantity for ${ingredientName}: `));
    let currentUnit = prompt("Enter the current unit (cup, tablespoon, teaspoon): ")
    let targetUnit = prompt("Enter the unit to convert to (cup, tablespoon, teaspoon): ")

    let convertedQuantity;

    if (currentUnit === "cup" && targetUnit === "tablespoon") {
        convertedQuantity = quantity * cupToTablespoon;
    } else if (currentUnit === "cup" && targetUnit === "teaspoon") {
        convertedQuantity = quantity * cupToTeaspoon;
    } else if (currentUnit === "tablespoon" && targetUnit === "cup") {
        convertedQuantity = quantity / cupToTablespoon;
    } else if (currentUnit === "tablespoon" && targetUnit === "teaspoon") {
        convertedQuantity = quantity * tablespoonToTeaspoon;
    } else if (currentUnit === "teaspoon" && targetUnit === "cup") {
        convertedQuantity = quantity / cupToTeaspoon;
    } else if (currentUnit === "teaspoon" && targetUnit === "tablespoon") {
        convertedQuantity = quantity / tablespoonToTeaspoon;
    }

    result += `${quantity} ${currentUnit} of ${ingredientName} is equal to ${convertedQuantity.toFixed(2)} ${targetUnit}.\n`;
}

console.log(result);

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Strings

Popcorn Hack 1

%%js
// BONUS - I ADDED PROMPTS TO GET USER INPUT
let myfavoritemovie = prompt("Enter your favorite movie: ");
let myfavoritesport = prompt("Enter your favorite sport: ");
let myfavoritefood = prompt("Enter your favorite food: ");

// Concatenation
let concatenatedMessage = "My favorite movie is " + myfavoritemovie + ". I love playing " + myfavoritesport + " and my favorite food is " + myfavoritefood + ".";

// Interpolation
let interpolatedMessage = `My favorite movie is ${myfavoritemovie}. I love playing ${myfavoritesport} and my favorite food is ${myfavoritefood}.`;

// I ADDED OUTPUT
console.log(concatenatedMessage);
console.log(interpolatedMessage);

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Popcorn Hack 2

%%javascript
//INPUT
let sentence = "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.";

let wordGenius = sentence.slice(0, 6);
let wordMiles = sentence.slice(-33, -22);
let fromBegins = sentence.slice(28);

//OUTPUT

console.log(`Extracted word: ${wordGenius}`);
console.log(`Extracted word: ${wordMiles}`);
console.log(`Extracted from '99%' to the end: ${fromBegins}`);

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Popcorn Hack 3

def remove_vowels(input_str):
    vowels = "aeiouAEIOU"
    result = ''.join([char for char in input_str if char not in vowels])
    return result

sentence = "Yash Parikh"
print(remove_vowels(sentence))

Ysh Prkh

Popcorn Hack 4

#BONUS - I REMADE IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY
def reverse_word_order(sentence):
    words = sentence.split()
    reversed_words = words[::-1]
    reversed_sentence = ' '.join(reversed_words)
    return reversed_sentence

input_sentence = "Python programming is fun"
print(reverse_word_order(input_sentence))

fun is programming Python

Javascript Homework Hack

%%javascript
let firstName = prompt("Enter your first name:");
let lastName = prompt("Enter your last name:");

let greetingMessage = `Hello, ${firstName} ${lastName}!`;

console.log(greetingMessage);

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Python Homework Hack

def is_palindrome(input_string):
    cleaned_string = input_string.replace(" ", "").lower()
    return cleaned_string == cleaned_string[::-1]

input_string = input("Enter a word or phrase to check if it's a palindrome: ")
if is_palindrome(input_string):
    print("It's a palindrome!")
else:
    print("It's not a palindrome.")

It's a palindrome!