[chan 06]

Hello, I am developing a very simple program which helps me to calculate the area of 2D shapes but I am having a slight problem when running the program. In line 20, it is giving me a syntax error and highlighting the error at 'area'. In addition how to add a loop to my program and I am using Python 3.0.

def square(l):
    area=l*l
    return area

def rectangle(l, w):
    area=l*w
    return area

print("Please enter a number to calculate the area of shape")
print("Square = 1")
print("Rectangle = 2")

user_input = 0
while user_input not in (1,2):
    user_input = int(input("Enter your choice: "))

if (user_input==1):
    print("Let's calculate the area of Square")
    length = int(input("Length: ")
    area = square(length)
    print("Area of Square is: ", area)

if (user_input==2)
    print("Let's calculate the area of Rectangle")
    length = int(input("Length: ")
    width = int(input("Width: ")
    area = rectangle(length, width)
    print("Area of Rectangle is: ", area)

[scalt]

You are missing a closing ')' on line 19 (and 25 and 26 as well)

Sorry just saw second component of your question. What kind of loop are you after? There are quite a few good Python tutorials to be found on the 'net, just Google 'Python 3 loops' (or similar)

This post has been edited by scalt: 07 October 2012 - 03:18 PM

[chan 06]

Thank you scalt, didn't knew this simple mistake could cause an error. Well I am not sure type of loops that would be good for my program. I extended my program and received errors

Line 81: triangle() missing 1 required positional argument: 'h'
Line 88: name 'b' is not defined
Line 95: ellipse() missing 1 required positional argument: 'b'
Line 109: trapezoid() missing 2 required positional arguments: 'b' and 'h'
Line 123: rectangle_prism() missing 2 required positional arguments: 'w' and 'h'
Line 130: pyramid() missing 1 required positional argument: 'h'
Line 137: cone() missing 1 required positional argument: 'h'
Line 143: name 'math' is not defined

import math
def square(l):
    area=l*l
    return area

def rectangle(l, w):
    area=l*w
    return area

def circle(r):
    area=math.pi*2*r
    return area

def triangle(b, h):
    area=0.5*b*h
    return area

def parallelogram(b, h):
    area=b*h
    return area

def ellipse(a, B)/>:
    area=math.pi*a*b
    return area

def trapezoid(a, b, h):
    area=(0.5*(a+B)/>*h)
    return area

def cube(l):
    area=l*l*l
    return area

def rectangle_prism(l, w, h):
    area=l*w*h
    return area

def pyramid(b, h):
    area= 0.33333333*b*h
    return area

def cone(r, h):
    area=0.33333333*math.pi*r*r*h
    return area

def sphere(r):
    area=1.33333333*math.pi*r*r*r
    return area

print("Please enter a number to calculate the area of shape")
print("\t\t\t         Menu\n==========================================================\n1. Square\t\t2. Rectangle\t\t\t3. Circle\n4. Triangle\t\t5. Parallelogram\t\t6. Ellipse\n7. Trapezoid\t8. Cube\t\t\t\t\t9. Rectangle Prism\n10. Pyramid\t\t11. Cone\t\t\t\t12. Sphere\n==========================================================")


user_input = 0
while user_input not in (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12):
    user_input = int(input("Enter your choice: "))

if (user_input==1):
    print("Let's calculate the area of Square")
    length = float(input("Length: "))
    area = square(length)
    print("Area of Square is: ", area)

if (user_input==2):
    print("Let's calculate the area of Rectangle")
    length = float(input("Length: "))
    width = float(input("Width: "))
    area = rectangle(length, width)
    print("Area of Rectangle is: ", area)

if (user_input==3):
    print("Let's calculate the area of Circle")
    radius = float(input("Radius: "))
    area = circle(radius*2*math.pi)
    print("Area of Circle is: ", area)

if (user_input==4):
    print("Let's calculate the are of Triangle")
    base = float(input("Base: "))
    height = float(input("Height: "))
    area = triangle(0.5*base*height)
    print("Area of Triangle is ", area)

if (user_input==5):
    print("Let's calculate the area of Parallelogram")
    base = float(input("Base: "))
    height = float(input("Height: "))
    area = parallelogram(b*h)
    print("Area of Parallelogram is ", area)

if (user_input==6):
    print("Let's calculate the area of Ellipse")
    a = float(input("Side a: "))
    b = float(input("Side b: "))
    area = ellipse(math.pi*a*B)/>
    print("Area of Ellipse is, ", area)

if (user_input==7):
    print("Let's calculate the area of Trapezoid")
    a = float(input("Side a: "))
    b = float(input("Side b: "))
    height = float(input("Height: "))
    area = trapezoid(0.5*(a+B)/>*height)
    print("Area of Trapezoid is, ", area)

if (user_input==8):
    print("Let's calculate the volume of Cube")
    l = float(input("Length: "))
    area = cube(length*length*length)
    print("Volume of Cube is, ", area)

if (user_input==9):
    print("Let's calculate the volume of Rectangle Prism")
    l = float(input("Length: "))
    w = float(input("Width: "))
    h = float(input("Height "))
    area = rectangle_prism(length*width*height)
    print("Volume of Rectangle Prism is, ", area)

if (user_input==10):
    print("Let's calculate the volume of Pyramid")
    b = float(input("Base: "))
    h = float(input("Height: "))
    area = pyramid(1.33333333*base*height)
    print("Volume of Pyramid is, ", area)

if (user_input==11):
    print("Let's calculate the volume of Cone")
    r = float(input("Radius: "))
    h = float(input("Height: "))
    area = cone(0.33333333*math.pi*radius*radius*height)
    print = ("Volume of Cone is, ", area)

if (user_input==12):
    print("Let's calculate the volume of Sphere")
    r = float(input("Radius: "))
    area = sphere(1.33333333*math.pi*radius*radius*radius)
    print = ("Volume of Sphere is, ", area)

Error
- Calculating the area of circular shapes (circle, ellipse, cone, sphere)
- Line 74: name 'math' is not defined
- Line 81: triangle() missing 1 required positional argument: 'h'
- Line 88: name 'b' is not defined
- Line 101: ellipse() missing 1 required positional argument: 'b'
- Line 103: trapezoid() missing 2 required positional arguments: 'b' and 'h'
- Line 117: rectangle_prism() missing 2 required positional arguments: 'w' and 'h'
- Line 124: pyramid() missing 1 required positional argument: 'h'
- Line 131: cone() missing 1 required positional argument: 'h'

Well here are some of the errors of my extended version of my program, for some reason when I am calculating the area & volume of shapes, the math.pi has a different value. For example, when I was calculating the area of circle, where r = 1; area = 3.1415926...

In addition is there a way that I can separate my menu into two sections, meaning that if I click a number, it goes to the next page.

Thank you for further advancement, I am still learning Python and still got a lot more to learn, but I am enjoying this programming language though.

[darek9576]

When you define a function like:

def f(one, two)...

you need to supply all the required arguemnts.

[chan 06]

What does it means? Can you show an example?

[darek9576]

Spoiler

def allArgumentsSupplied(one, two, three):
    temp = one + two + three
    return temp


print(allArgumentsSupplied(1,2,3))


def oneMissingArgument(one,two,three):
    temp = one + two + three
    return temp

print(oneMissingArgument(1,2))

[baavgai]

You must, must be consistent.

base = float(input("Base: "))
height = float(input("Height: "))
# you have loaded variables base and height
area = parallelogram(b*h) # what the hell is b and h?
# perhaps
area = parallelogram(base*height) # what the hell is b and h?

If you don't define it, the program won't see it. Indeed, rather than all those two liner calculation functions, which can be one liners, you'd be better off making all those if user_entry sections into their own functions.

Always look to shorten your code. If you see yourself doing the same thing over and over, try to figure out how to stick it in a function and do less work.