Problem with code about loops and final sequence in string

Question

If I want to define a sequence results of the form PIPPPINNNIPPPPPPPPPPINN

for the following planets elements: AXDDCCCCSSDFQWEAACCCXXX, porty: ASDF, y, Nick: ZXCV

Where P and N are the initials of the player leading the other, and I is the positioner when both players are tied.

The code with which you started the resolution is this:

porty = input('').upper()
nick = input('').upper()
planetas = input('').upper()
resultado=""
cont1=0
cont2=0
for resultado in planetas:
  for n in nick:
    if resultado == n:
      cont1 = cont1+1
for resultado in planetas:      
  for p in porty:
    if resultado ==p:
      cont2 = cont2+1

    if (cont1 > cont2):
      resultado +="P"
    else:
      if (cont1 > cont2):
        resultado +="N"
      else: 
        resultado +="I"
print(resultado)

resultado is used both as a loop variable and as the final result. I think you should use a separate loop variable (planeta?). The way this is written resultado is overwritten each time through the loop. — heijp06
– heijp06, Commented Jun 17, 2021 at 13:17
Also it would help if you said what the problem is you are experiencing. Do you get the wrong output? If so what is it? Does the loop not terminate? — heijp06
– heijp06, Commented Jun 17, 2021 at 13:18

Lenormju · Accepted Answer · 2021-06-17 12:52:03Z

1

The sequence that you expect does not match the inputs you provided, but here is a solution nonetheless :

player1_letters = "ASDF"
player2_letters = "ZXCV"
planets = "AXDDCCCCSSDFQWEAACCCXXX"

result = ""
for planet in planets:
    if planet in player1_letters:
        result += "P"
    elif planet in player2_letters:
        result += "N"
    else:
        result += "I"

assert result == "PNPPNNNNPPPPIIIPPNNNNNN", result
# example by OP : PIPPPINNNIPPPPPPPPPPINN

answered Jun 17, 2021 at 12:52

Lenormju

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