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Writing Four Functions to Perform Different Arithmetic Operations in Python

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2 hours
  • 4 Learning Objectives

About this Hands-on Lab

In this hands-on lab, we will attempt to write four functions that will perform different arithmetic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Learning Objectives

Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:

Create a File and Make It Executable

  1. Create the file:

    touch myFile.py

  2. Make it executable:

    chmod +x myFile.py
Write Three Functions That Are Able to Add, Subtract, and Multiply Two Numbers

  1. Open the file:

    vim myFile.py

  2. Add the following to the file:

    #!/usr/bin/python

def add(n1, n2):
    return n1+n2
def sub(n1, n2):
    return n1-n2
def multi(n1, n2):
    return n1*n2
Write a Function to Divide Two Numbers and Implement a Check for Division by 0

  1. Add the following to the file:

    def div(n1, n2):
    if n2 == 0:
        return "ERROR: Cannot divide by 0. Second parameter cannot be a 0!"
    else:
      return n1/n2
Run Tests and Call All Four Functions

  1. Add the following to the file:

    n1 = 10
n2 = 11

print(add(n1, n2))
print(sub(n1, n2))
print(multi(n1, n2))
print(div(n1, n2))
n2 = 0
print(div(n1, n2))

  2. Save and exit the file by pressing Escape followed by :wq.

  3. Call all four functions:

    ./myFile.py
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Additional Resources

There are multiple ways of performing this lab. You can use the Python interactive console or write your code to a file.

In case you decide to write your code to the file, you will need to do the following.

  1. Create your file (you can change the file name if you wish):

    touch myFile.py

  2. Change file permission to make it executable:

    chmod +x myFile.py

  3. When you populate the file with your code, execute it with:

    ./myFile.py

In case you decide to use the Python interactive console, run the following:

python3

From there, you can continue writing your code.

The Python path is:

/usr/bin/python3

What are Hands-on Labs

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