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Why store dicts instead of just printing?

NoahLoopsOP edited

Stage 1 asks to store everything in records. Feels like extra work.

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  1. HenryWritesreplies: 2

    Because the next steps (filtering, charts, reports) need the data again. Printing is a dead end; a list of records is data you can reuse anywhere. Stage 2 already reuses it for filtering.

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    1. NoahLoopsOPreplies: 1

      Data first, output last. Got it.

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      1. LucasVD

        Yep — the stored dict in the expected output shows 412.5 without quotes.

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    2. FreyaL

      Remember to convert value with float() before storing. Strings in records come back to bite you later.

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