How to make a program that inputs cash, writes it down and calculates the total?

Question

So, I was counting coins and bills at my work and got an idea. I just want to fill in a list like this and automatically create a file for it:

5c: 22
10c: 17
20c: 11
50c: 18
1e: 18
2e: 24
5e: 2
10e: 0
20e: 3
50e: 3

Total: 300e

I was about to make it, but instantly realized that my way is gonna be like 100+ lines that don't make any sense. So, help?

Answer 1

Ville Nordström

money = {0.05 : 22,
0.10 : 17,
0.20 : 11,
0.50 : 18,
1.00 : 18,
2.00 : 24,
5.00 : 2,
10.00 : 0,
20.00 : 3,
50.00 : 3,
}

total = 0

for i in money:
total += i * money[i]
print(total)

https://code.sololearn.com/ckvz45M2BW7P/?ref=app

Answer 2

Ville Nordström
You could create a while loop that takes input until an exit condition has been met.

if you had a dictionary with all the values set to 0, then you could assign the inputs to those dictionary values as they were entered.

It would be a nice project for you.

You will need to review while loops, dictionaries & variable reassignment.

Be aware that multiple inputs using a while loop does not work well on Sololearn.

All inputs must be entered before running the code.

An external IDE would be more intuitive for this code.

Good luck

Answer 3

Ville Nordström ,

i have put 2 versions in the file, also some comments. have a look how the input can be done:

https://code.sololearn.com/cI0g1F2NE2GS/?ref=app

Answer 4

Ville Nordström
When you are inputting the information, have you already counted the items?

Your example looks like a dictionary, not a list

Answer 5

Ville Nordström
Your suggestion of a for loop is also valid, especially because there is a known number of inputs required

Answer 6

Ville Nordström

dic = {.05: 0,
.10: 0,
.20: 0,
.50: 0,
1.00: 0,
2.00: 0,
5.00: 0,
10.00: 0,
20.00: 0,
50.00: 0
}

for i in dic:
dic[i] = int(input())

print(dic)

https://code.sololearn.com/cYia7djQZze2/?ref=app

Answer 7

Rik Wittkopp Oh wow, thank you! How would I make an input take those in one by one? I bet that could be done in a very compact way as well, but I can't think of a way.

Because my idea is that there are 9 "questions", I could make a loop that cycles through that dictionary until the value is 9, but yeah.. not sure if that's the best way either.

Answer 8

Thank you very much :) And yeah, I normally use Visual Studio and that has worked well for me in the past