Python
A first algorithm
A practical reference with examples you can run.
Introduction
An algorithm is a repeatable procedure for solving a problem. Counting values is one example: begin with zero, inspect each item, and update the count when it matches. Check the empty collection and a collection with no matches.
Syntax & example
numbers = [2, 5, 8, 11, 14]
count = 0
for number in numbers:
if number % 2 == 0:
count += 1
print(count)Expected output
3
Common mistakes
- Using a variable before assigning a value to it.
- Mixing text and numbers without converting deliberately.
- Skipping an empty input or a boundary value when testing.
Practice
Change the numbers and predict how many even values remain.
main.pyYour ideas, in code.
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