Readings

The readings for Tuesday, September 15 are:

1. Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

   • Chapter 2. Flow Control

   Read the rest of the chapter

2. Python for Informatics: Exploring Information

   • Chapter 5. Iteration

Questions

Once you have completed these readings, please answer the following questions:

1. What is the difference between a while loop and a for loop? When would you use one over the other?

2. Given the following Python code, identify any errors, explain what is wrong, and then fix the problems.

   # Print the sum of the integers 0 through 9 using a while loop
   n = 0
   total = 0
   while n < 10:
       total + n
   print total
   

   Hint: Trace through the code using the Online Python Tutor.

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Submission

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