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What arrived?
…and text that only looks like numbers. Predict what type() shows, find the values that need converting, then convert a packet yourself.
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input() returns text
…out the crew after the next docking. Whatever number you type, it crashes. Predict what happens, find out why input() is behind it, fix it, then write a packing tool that reads two numbers. Predict…
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Status message crash
A status line crashes with a TypeError because it joins text and a number with +. Predict it, read the error, fix it with str(), then build a docking status line.
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Readings that won't add
…are written. Investigate and modify Investigate. Store the type of the readings in reading_type : int , float , str or bool . Modify. The readings arrive as text, so leave the two lines that set them…
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Fuel for a burn
…can last part of a second, like 12.4. When you press Run, type the number in the console. When you check, the tests type it for you. What the burn leaves The flight director also wants to know what…
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Round or cut?
int() cuts the decimals off, round() rounds, and round(2.5) gives 2. Predict the difference, investigate Python's rounding rule, then round a fuel reading two ways.
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Prints instead of returns
…the function gives back, fix it with return, then write a conversion function that returns.
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Safe number input
The burn length is typed in by hand, and a typo stops the program with a ValueError. Catch it with try and except, keep asking until the input is a number, then also turn away zero and negative…