Storing multiple discarded datas in a single variable using a string accumulator
- by dan
For an assignment for my intro to python course, we are to write a program that generates 100 sets of x,y coordinates.
X must be a float between -100.0 and 100.0 inclusive, but not 0.
Y is Y = ((1/x) * 3070) but if the absolute value of Y is greater than 100, both numbers must be discarded (BUT STORED) and another set generated.
The results must be displayed in a table, and then after the table, the discarded results must be shown.
The teacher said we should use a "string accumulator" to store the discarded data.
This is what I have so far, and I'm stuck at storing the discarded data.
# import random.py
import random
# import math.py
import math
# define main
def main():
x = random.uniform(-100.0, 100.0)
while x == 0:
x = random.uniform(-100.0, 100.0)
y = ((1/x) * 3070)
while math.fabs(y) > 100:
xDiscarded =
yDiscarded =
y = ((1/x) * 3070)
As you can see, I run into the problem of when abs(y) 100, I'm not too sure how to store the discarded data and let it accumulate every time abs(y) 100. I'm cool with the data being stored as "351.2, 231.1, 152.2" I just don't know how to turn the variable into a string and store it. We haven't learned arrays yet so I can't do that.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
