Question
- Write a function that accepts a positive integer between
0and999inclusive and returns a string representation of that integer written in English.
Example
num_to_eng(0) ➞ "zero"
num_to_eng(18) ➞ "eighteen"
num_to_eng(126) ➞ "one hundred twenty six"
num_to_eng(909) ➞ "nine hundred nine"
My attempt
- algorithm
initialise a dictionary with number as key and zero to nine as value
initialise a dictionary with number as key and ten to ninety as value
>>determine the value of the number
>>>if number is betwen 0 and 9 inclusive
return the equivalent word
>>>if number is betwen 10 and 20 inclusive
return the equivalent word
>>>if number is between 21 and 99 inclusive:
find the remainder of number divide by 10
>>>>if remainder is zero
return the equivalent word
>>>>if remainder is not zero
return the equivalent prefix for the first digit
return the equivalent word for the second digit
concatenate them to a string
>>>if number is between 100 to 999 inclusive:
find the remainder of number divide by 100
>>>>if remainder is zero
return the equivalent word
return the equivalent prefix for the first digit
return the equivalent prefix for the second digit
return the equivalent word for the third digit
concatenate them to a string
- code(has modified a lot from the above algorithm)
def num_to_eng(number: int):
def convert_0_to_20(number_0_to_20: int):
direct_convert = {0: "zero",
1: "one",
2: "two",
3: "three",
4: "four",
5: "five",
6: 'six',
7: "seven",
8: "eight",
9: "nine",
10: "ten",
11: "eleven",
12: "twelve",
13: "thirteen",
14: "fourteen",
15: 'fifteen',
16: "sixteen",
17: "seventeen",
18: "eighteen",
19: "nineteen",
20: "twenty"}
return direct_convert[number_0_to_20]
def convert_21_to_99(number_21_to_99: int):
two_digits_prefix = {20: "twenty",
30: "thirty",
40: "forty",
50: "fifty",
60: 'sixty',
70: "seventy",
80: "eighty",
90: "ninety"}
# find the remainder divided 10
remainder = number_21_to_99 % 10
if remainder == 0:
return two_digits_prefix[number_21_to_99]
if remainder != 0:
return two_digits_prefix[number_21_to_99 - remainder] + " " + convert_0_to_20(remainder)
def convert_100_to_999(number_100_to_999: int):
two_digit_part = number_100_to_999 % 100
first_digit = number_100_to_999 // 100
if two_digit_part == 0:
return convert_0_to_20(first_digit) + " hundred "
if two_digit_part != 0:
# if two_digit_part <20 , there will be error
try:
return convert_0_to_20(first_digit) + " hundred " + convert_21_to_99(two_digit_part)
except:
# for two_digit_part <20 , call another function at the end
return convert_0_to_20(first_digit) + " hundred " + convert_0_to_20(two_digit_part)
if number < 21:
return convert_0_to_20(number)
if 20 < number < 100:
return convert_21_to_99(number)
if 99 < number < 1000:
return convert_100_to_999(number)
Other solution
def num_to_eng(n):
if n == 0:
return 'zero'
unit = ('','one','two','three','four','five','six','seven','eight','nine')
tens = ('','','twenty','thirty','forty','fifty','sixty','seventy','eighty','ninety')
teen = ('ten','eleven','twelve','thirteen','fourteen','fifteen','sixteen','seventeen','eighteen','nineteen')
h, t, u = '', '', ''
if n//100:
h = unit[n//100] + ' hundred'
n = n%100
if n >= 20:
t = tens[n//10]
n = n%10
elif n >= 10:
t = teen[n-10]
n = 0
u = unit[n]
return ' '.join(filter(None,[h,t,u]))
My reflection
- It turns out that my solution has a lot different from what i coded, as i feel it would be too much similar code if I stick to the original algorithm. However, i am quite happy for what I code, I have applied some knowledge that I just learned: define function inside function, call function inside function, error handling. This is a good exercise.
Credit
challenge on edabit
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