[Tutor] Algorithm

[Joel Goldstick]

On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 7:34 AM, cicy felix <cc.fezeribe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello there!
> Thank you for the good work you are doing at helping newbies to python.
> Please I'd like clarification with the exercise below:
>
>   Create a function get_algorithm_result to implement the algorithm below
> Get a list of numbers L1, L2, L3....LN as argument
> Assume L1 is the largest,  Largest = L1
> Take next number Li from the list and do the following
> If Largest is less than Li
>    Largest = Li
>  If Li is last number from  the list then
>   return Largest and come out
>  Else repeat same process starting from step 3
>
> This what I've come up with:
>
> def get_algorithm_result( numlist ):
>  largest = numlist[0]
>  i = 1
>  while ( i < len(numlist) ):
>    if ( largest < numlist[i]):
>      largest = numlist[i]
>      i = i + 1
>      return largest
>

I believe the code following should not be indented as that makes it part
of your function


>      numlist1 = [1,2,3,4,5]
>      numlist2 = [10,20,30,40,50]
>      largest = get_algorithm_result(numlist1)
>      print largest
>      largest = get_algorithm_result(numlist2)
>      print largest
>
> And I keep getting this error :
>   .  test_maximum_number_two
> Failure in line 15, in test_maximum_number_two    self.assertEqual(result,
> "zoo", msg="Incorrect number") AssertionError: Incorrect number
> Using unittest
>
> Can you show your unittest code?


> I look forward to your response,
> Thank you!
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