Practical Programming, 2nd Edition

Exercises

Here are some exercises for you to try on your own. Solutions are available at http://pragprog.com/titles/gwpy2/practical-programming.

1. Import module math, and use its functions to complete the following exercises. (You can call dir(math) to get a listing of the items in math.)

   1. Write an expression that produces the floor of -2.8.
   2. Write an expression that rounds the value of -4.3 and then produces the absolute value of that result.
   3. Write an expression that produces the ceiling of the sine of 34.5.

2. In the following exercises, you will work with Python’s calendar module:

   1. Visit the Python documentation website at http://docs.python.org/release/3.3.0/py-modindex.html, and look at the documentation on module calendar.
   2. Import module ...