Editing DSCC Mini Workshop 2

== Some Useful Resouces ==
[[python data types cheat sheet]]

[[python loops cheat sheet]]

== Use Python Tutor To Visualize Loops ==
[http://pythontutor.com pythontutor.com]

    columns = ["a","b"]
    rows = [1,2]

    for r in rows: 
        print("")
        for c in columns:
            print(c + str(r))

Notice how this is like a table or a spreadsheet.

== [[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


== Practice Using Dictionaries ==

ssdata has two dictionaries: ssdata.girls and ssdata.boys. 
We can put this data into a single structure. 
This will be useful when we use APIs which return a lot of data in a single but complex object.
First lets's try it on a small amount of data. 

    test_boys = {"d'angelo":100, "kelly":200}
    test_girls = {"moonyoung":200, "kelly":100}
    all_names = {}
    for name in test_boys:
        temp_dict = {"boys":0,"girls":0}
        temp_dict["boys"] = test_boys[name] 
        all_names[name] = temp_dict
        
    for name in test_girls:
        if name in all_names:
            temp_dict = all_names[name]
        else:
            temp_dict = {"boys":0,"girls":0}
        temp_dict["girls"] = test_girls[name]
        all_names[name] = temp_dict