22/7/2013 - 28/7/2013 Weekly Problem Set Solution

solution.py

def cookie_monster_simulation():
    cookies = 100

    cookies = cookies + 1  # get a cookie!
    cookies = cookies - 1  # eat a cookie!
    for i in range(0, 88):
        cookies = cookies + 1  # get a cookie!
        cookies = cookies - 1  # eat a cookie!
        cookies = cookies - 1  # eat a cookie!

    return cookies

print "Cookies left:",cookie_monster_simulation()

def prime(n):

    for i in range(2,n):

        if n % i == 0:

            return False

    return True

def aliceLoves():

    counter = 0

    for i in range(1,300,2):

        if not prime(i):

            if i % 2 == 1:

                counter += 1


    return counter

print "Alice loves:",aliceLoves()

def removeSpace():

    p = ''

    filin = open("pi.txt")

    for y in filin:

        for i in y :
            

            if not i == '\n':

                if not i == ' ':

                    p += i

    filin.close()

    return p

def piTest():

    done = []

    p = removeSpace()

    counter = 1    

    for i in range(len(p)):

        flag = True

        if i == len(p) - 1:

            break

        while flag:

            if p[i] == p[i+counter]:

                counter += 1

            else:

                if counter> 1:

                    done.append(counter)

                counter = 1
                flag = False

    return done

print "Slice is:", piTest()


def pseudoRandomGen():

    X = 42
    a = 25
    c = 31
    m = 2 ** 20

    for i in range(1,2001):

        X = (a * X + c) % m

    return X

print 'The 200th number is:', pseudoRandomGen()