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Add hollow_diamond_alphabet function for printing alphabet diamond patterns.

Open AniketPandey22 opened this issue 1 year ago • 0 comments

Describe your change:

Certainly. I'll summarize the changes made to the program:

  1. Input Validation Enhancement:

    • More comprehensive input checks were added in the hollow_diamond_alphabet function.
    • A new get_valid_input function was created to handle user input separately.
  2. Error Handling Improvement:

    • Implemented specific error messages for different types of invalid input.
    • Added try-except block to catch ValueError for non-integer inputs.
  3. User Interface Updates:

    • Added option for the user to quit the program by entering 'q'.
    • Implemented a loop to allow multiple pattern generations in one session.
    • Included success messages after successful pattern printing.
  4. Code Structure Reorganization:

    • Split the code into three main functions for better modularity: a. hollow_diamond_alphabet: Pattern generation b. get_valid_input: Input handling and validation c. main: Overall program flow control
  5. Function Return Values:

    • Modified hollow_diamond_alphabet to return a boolean indicating success or failure.
    • get_valid_input now returns the validated input or None if the user quits.
  6. Main Function Addition:

    • Introduced a main function to control the program's flow.
    • Implemented the if __name__ == "__main__": idiom for proper script execution.
  7. Improved Readability:

    • Added more comments and docstrings for better code understanding.
    • Improved spacing and formatting for clearer code structure.

These changes make the program more robust, user-friendly, and adherent to good programming practices. The program now handles various edge cases and provides a better interactive experience for the user while maintaining its core functionality of generating hollow diamond patterns with alphabet characters.

  • [ ✓] Add an algorithm?
  • [✓ ] Fix a bug or typo in an existing algorithm?
  • [ ] Add or change doctests? -- Note: Please avoid changing both code and tests in a single pull request.
  • [ ] Documentation change?

Checklist:

  • [ ✓] I have read CONTRIBUTING.md.
  • [✓ ] This pull request is all my work -- I have not plagiarized.
  • [✓ ] I know that pull requests will not be merged if they fail the automated tests.
  • [ ✓] This PR only changes one algorithm file. To ease review, please open separate PRs for separate algorithms.
  • [✓ ] All new Python files are placed inside an existing directory.
  • [✓ ] All filenames are in all lowercase characters with no spaces or dashes.
  • [✓ ] All functions and variable names follow Python naming conventions.
  • [ ✓] All function parameters and return values are annotated with Python type hints.
  • [ ✓] All functions have doctests that pass the automated testing.
  • [ ✓] All new algorithms include at least one URL that points to Wikipedia or another similar explanation.
  • [✓ ] If this pull request resolves one or more open issues then the description above includes the issue number(s) with a closing keyword: "Fixes #12107 ".

AniketPandey22 avatar Oct 16 '24 10:10 AniketPandey22