[Tutor] Recognizing real numbers

[bob gailer]

On 2/21/2012 10:00 PM, Michael Lewis wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have some code where I import a file to use a module. That module 
> that I import
> takes text and a multiplier, checks for any numbers in that text and 
> will then multiply those numbers by the given multiplier. The imported 
> module is below. I am getting the text from a file that I have which 
> starts out as:
>
> .5 lb. butter
> 1.75 Cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
> 2.0 Cups Powder Sugar
> 1.0 Cups Peanut Butter
> 2.0 Cups Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
>
> It seems that the .isdigit() function that I use doesn't recognize the 
> .5 as a number and therefore doesn't multiply it. How can I get my 
> code to recognize numbers such as .5, 1.75 as numbers?
>
Wow - the requirements just changed. Up tilll now we were dealing with 
multiplying each digit. Now we have to parse out a string that 
represents a number with decimal places! I hope that we don't raise the 
oven temperature in the process.

Is it true that the number to multiply is always at the beginning of a 
line? If so that makes the job a lot easier.

> Imported module:
>
> def MultiplyText(text, multiplier):
>     '''Recieve a S & int. For digits in S, multiply by multiplier and 
> return updated S.'''
>     return ' '.join(str(float(num) * multiplier) if num.isdigit() else 
> num for num in text)
>
> Module doing the importing/opening/reading/creating a new file
>
> import Homework5_1 as multiply
>
> def DoubleDigits(file_name):
>     '''Open file/read file/write new file that doubles all int's in the
>     read file'''
>     try:
>         read_file = open(file_name)
>     except IOError:
>         return 'No such file.'
>     new_file_name = file_name + '2'
>     try:
>         write_file = open(new_file_name, 'w')
>     except IOError:
>         read_file.close()
>         return 'No such file to write to.'
>     for line in read_file:
>         new_line = line.split()
>         new_line = ''.join(multiply.MultiplyText(new_line, 2))
>         write_file.write(new_line + '\n')
>     read_file.close()
>     write_file.close()
>
> def main():
>     DoubleDigits(raw_input('What file do you want to open? '))
>
>
> if '__name__' == '__main__':
>     print main()
>
> Output that is written to my file:
>
> Peanut Butter Bars
>
> Ingredients
>
> .5 lb. butter
> 1.75 Cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
> 4.0 Cups Powder Sugar
> 2.0 Cups Peanut Butter
> 4.0 Cups Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
>
> Melt butter. Add graham cracker crumbs,
> peanut butter and sugar. Mix well and
> pat into sheet pan. Cover with melted
> chocolate. Refrigerate until semi-firm,
> then cut into squares.
>
> -- 
> Michael J. Lewis
>
>
>
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Bob Gailer
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