diff --git a/solutions/python/chaitanas-colossal-coaster/1/list_methods.py b/solutions/python/chaitanas-colossal-coaster/1/list_methods.py new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ba8454b --- /dev/null +++ b/solutions/python/chaitanas-colossal-coaster/1/list_methods.py @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +"""Functions to manage and organize queues at Chaitana's roller coaster.""" + + +def add_me_to_the_queue(express_queue, normal_queue, ticket_type, person_name): + """Add a person to the 'express' or 'normal' queue depending on the ticket number. + + :param express_queue: list - names in the Fast-track queue. + :param normal_queue: list - names in the normal queue. + :param ticket_type: int - type of ticket. 1 = express, 0 = normal. + :param person_name: str - name of person to add to a queue. + :return: list - the (updated) queue the name was added to. + """ + + if ticket_type == 1: + express_queue.append(person_name) + return express_queue + else: + normal_queue.append(person_name) + return normal_queue + + +def find_my_friend(queue, friend_name): + """Search the queue for a name and return their queue position (index). + + :param queue: list - names in the queue. + :param friend_name: str - name of friend to find. + :return: int - index at which the friends name was found. + """ + + return queue.index(friend_name) + + +def add_me_with_my_friends(queue, index, person_name): + # No, you may not join them, that's not how a queue works + + """Insert the late arrival's name at a specific index of the queue. + + :param queue: list - names in the queue. + :param index: int - the index at which to add the new name. + :param person_name: str - the name to add. + :return: list - queue updated with new name. + """ + queue.insert(index, person_name) + return queue + + +def remove_the_mean_person(queue, person_name): + """Remove the mean person from the queue by the provided name. + + :param queue: list - names in the queue. + :param person_name: str - name of mean person. + :return: list - queue update with the mean persons name removed. + """ + + queue.remove(person_name) + return queue + + +def how_many_namefellows(queue, person_name): + """Count how many times the provided name appears in the queue. + + :param queue: list - names in the queue. + :param person_name: str - name you wish to count or track. + :return: int - the number of times the name appears in the queue. + """ + + return queue.count(person_name) + + +def remove_the_last_person(queue): + """Remove the person in the last index from the queue and return their name. + + :param queue: list - names in the queue. + :return: str - name that has been removed from the end of the queue. + """ + + return queue.pop() + + +def sorted_names(queue): + """Sort the names in the queue in alphabetical order and return the result. + + :param queue: list - names in the queue. + :return: list - copy of the queue in alphabetical order. + """ + + return sorted(queue)