Merge pull request #35 from PdxCodeGuild/matt-lab01-finding-the-mean

Matt Nichols Lab01 - Finding the mean

Author: IronWill12

code/matt/python/lab01-mean.py

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+#Matt Nichols
+#HB2 Lab01
+
+#Version 1
+
+#Default list that was given
+nums = [5, 0, 8, 3, 4, 1, 6]
+total = 0
+
+#For loop for running through the list and getting a 'running sum'
+for num in range(len(nums)):
+    running_sum = nums[num]
+    total = total + running_sum
+    print(total)
+
+#Finding the mean   
+mean = total / len(nums)
+print(f'{mean} is the mean')
+
+#Version 2
+
+#Def function for summing numbers in a list
+def sum(nums):
+    total = 0
+    for num in range(len(nums)):
+        nums_in_list = nums[num]
+        total = total + nums_in_list
+    return total
+
+#Def function for user input
+def user_input():
+    user = input("Enter a number (Make sure there are no spaces)\nType 'done' to exit\n")
+    return user
+
+#Empty list for sum function
+empty_list = []
+
+#While loop to take and add the user input to find their running sum
+while True:
+
+#For when the user wants to exit the program 
+    response = user_input()
+    if response == 'done':
+        result = "Okay, thank you for your time "
+        print(result)
+        break
+
+#To add numbers to the empty list and calculate their sum OR to tell them the input was invalid
+    try:
+        empty_list.append(float(response))
+        added = sum(empty_list)
+        print(added)
+    except:
+        print("Sorry, that wasn't readable. Please make sure you type what is prescribed below. ")
+    
+#If statement catching zero input from user, as well as giving them their total/mean if they do give give valuable input    
+if len(empty_list) == 0:
+    print("Mean = N/A")
+else:
+    print(f'Your total is {added}. {added} divided by {len(empty_list)} is equal to {added / len(empty_list)} ')