loops.py

"""Functions for organizing and calculating student exam scores."""


def round_scores(student_scores):
    """Round all provided student scores.

    :param student_scores: list - float or int of student exam scores.
    :return: list - student scores *rounded* to nearest integer value.
    """

    rounds = []
    for score in student_scores:
        rounds.append(round(score))
    return rounds


def count_failed_students(student_scores):
    """Count the number of failing students out of the group provided.

    :param student_scores: list - containing int student scores.
    :return: int - count of student scores at or below 40.
    """
    fails = 0
    for score in student_scores:
        if score <= 40:
            fails += 1
    return fails


def above_threshold(student_scores, threshold):
    """Determine how many of the provided student scores were 'the best'
        based on the provided threshold.

    :param student_scores: list - of integer scores.
    :param threshold: int - threshold to cross to be the "best" score.
    :return: list - of integer scores that are at or above the "best"
        threshold.
    """

    best_scores = []
    for score in student_scores:
        if score >= threshold:
            best_scores.append(score)
    return best_scores


def letter_grades(highest):
    """Create a list of grade thresholds based on the provided highest grade.

    :param highest: int - value of highest exam score.
    :return: list - of lower threshold scores for each D-A letter
        grade interval.
            For example, where the highest score is 100, and failing is <= 40,
            The result would be [41, 56, 71, 86]:

            41 <= "D" <= 55
            56 <= "C" <= 70
            71 <= "B" <= 85
            86 <= "A" <= 100
    """

    letters = []
    step = round((highest - 40) / 4)

    for index in range(4):
        letters.append(41 + step * index)
    return letters


def student_ranking(student_scores, student_names):
    """Organize the student's rank, name, and grade information in ascending order.

    :param student_scores: list - of scores in descending order.
    :param student_names: list - of string names by exam score in
        descending order.
    :return: list - of strings in format ["<rank>. <student name>: <score>"].
    """

    ranking = []
    for index, _ in enumerate(student_scores):
        ranking.append(f"{index + 1}. {student_names[index]}: {student_scores[index]}")
    return ranking


def perfect_score(student_info):
    """Create a list that contains the name and grade of the first student
        to make a perfect score on the exam.

    :param student_info: list - of [<student name>, <score>] lists.
    :return: list - first `[<student name>, 100]` or `[]` if no student
        score of 100 is found.
    """

    for student in student_info:
        if student[1] == 100:
            return student
    return []