Editing DSCC Mini Workshop 2 (section)

== [[Baby Names]] question 2 ==

<blockquote> Are there more boys' names or girls' names? What about for particular first letters? What about for every first letter? </blockquote>

    import ssadata
    import string
    
    for letter in string.ascii_lowercase:
        count_boys_names = 0
        count_girls_names = 0
    
        for name in ssadata.boys.keys():
            if name[0] == letter:
                count_boys_names = ssadata.boys[name] + 1
    
        for name in ssadata.girls.keys():
            if name[0] == letter:
                count_girls_names = ssadata.girls[name] + 1
    
        if count_boys_names > count_girls_names:
            print("There are more BOYS names starting with the letter: " + letter)
    
        elif count_girls_names > count_boys_names:
            print("There are more GIRLS names starting with the letter: " + letter)
    
        elif count_boys_names == count_girls_names:
            print("There are the SAME NUMBER of boys and girls with names starting with the letter: " + letter)
    
        else:
            # this is impossible
            pass