Programming Assignment Solution
Part (a): List Operations for Employee Data
Explanation
This section demonstrates various list operations, including splitting a list,
adding/removing elements, merging lists, updating salaries, and sorting. The
tasks are performed on a list of employee names and their corresponding
salaries.
Python Code
# Initial list of 10 employees
employeeList = ["Alice", "Bob", "Charlie", "David", "Eve", "Frank", "Grace",
"Hannah", "Ivy", "Jack"]
# Split into two sublists
subList1 = employeeList[:5] # First 5 names
subList2 = employeeList[5:] # Last 5 names
# Add new employee "Kriti Brown" to subList2
[Link]("Kriti Brown")
# Remove the second employee from subList1 (index 1)
removed_employee = [Link](1)
# Merge both lists
mergedList = subList1 + subList2
# Salary list (assuming corresponding salaries for 10 employees + Kriti Brown)
salaryList = [50000, 60000, 70000, 80000, 90000, 55000, 65000, 75000, 85000,
95000, 62000]
# Give a 4% raise to each employee
salaryList = [salary * 1.04 for salary in salaryList]
# Sort salaryList in descending order and get top 3 salaries
[Link](reverse=True)
top3Salaries = salaryList[:3]
# Output results
print("SubList1 after removal:", subList1)
print("SubList2 after addition:", subList2)
print("Merged List:", mergedList)
print("Updated Salaries:", salaryList)
print("Top 3 Salaries:", top3Salaries)
Output
Technical Explanation
1. Splitting the List: The original list is divided into two sublists using
slicing (list[:5] and list[5:]).
2. Adding an Employee: [Link]("Kriti Brown") adds a new
name to the second sublist.
3. Removing an Employee: [Link](1) removes the second
employee (index 1) from subList1.
4. Merging Lists: The + operator combines both sublists
into mergedList.
5. Updating Salaries: A list comprehension applies a 4% raise to each
salary.
6. Sorting and Top 3 Salaries: [Link](reverse=True) sorts in
descending order, and slicing ([:3]) extracts the top 3 salaries.
Part (b): Sentence to Word List and Reversal
Explanation
This program takes a sentence, splits it into individual words, stores them in
a list, reverses the list, and displays the result.
Python Code
# Input sentence
sentence = "Python programming is fun and powerful"
# Convert sentence into word list
wordList = [Link]()
# Reverse the word list
reversedWordList = wordList[::-1]
# Output results
print("Original Word List:", wordList)
print("Reversed Word List:", reversedWordList)
Out put
Technical Explanation
1. Splitting the Sentence: The split() method breaks the sentence into
words based on spaces.
2. Reversing the List: Slicing with [::-1] reverses the list order.
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Downey, A. (2015). Think Python: How to think like a computer
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