Problem Set 8 - Due Tue Apr 12 at 23:00

Reading

Slides and notebooks from Lec 13 (List Comprehensions & Sorting) Lec 14 (Testing and Debugging), Lec 15 (File Input/Output) Lec 17 (Intro to Dictionaries) and Lec 18 (Dictionary Accumulation Patterns).
Problems and solutions from Lab 8 (Tracing & Files) and Lab 9 (Dictionaries).
Think Python, Chapter 11 covers dictionaries.
The Path to Programming, Unit 5 is a 10-minute podcast covering dictionaries.

Tasks

The instructions for each task:

Task 1: Checklist — Define an API to use dictionaries as checklists. This is an individual task.
Task 2: Predictive Text — Write a program that uses dictionaries to predict the next word based on a list of words previously typed. For this problem, having a partner is optional but recommended.

About this Problem Set

This problem set will give you practice with dictionaries. It will also review some material on sorting, testing with optimism, and file input/output that you've seen in previous labs and lectures.

If you want to find a partner to work with for this problem set, use this Google Sheet to do so.

Reminders

Remember to download the starter code for each task from the Potluck server.
You can also use the server to take a 24-hour extension on this problem set if you need to.
You should check the rubric for each task before you submit.

Time Estimate

Our per-task estimate for this pset is 2-4 hours, and our estimate for total time spent across all tasks is 5–8 hours, plus up to an hour of reading.

How to turn in this Problem Set

Upload your tasks via the Potluck server by the deadline (Tue Apr 12 at 23:00).
- For checklist, submit checklist.py.
- For predictText, each team member must submit predictText.py.
Double-check the status of your submitted tasks, since there may be warnings.
Reminder: you can submit as many times as you like, and only the most recent submission will count for your grade.
If you run into trouble with the submissions server, contact Prof. Mawhorter, and include a copy of the file(s) you were trying to submit.
After the deadline, check your score for each task and submit revisions if you need to.