if statement for strings with the "or" conditional

Advertisements I have a variable called band with four possible options: broad, half1, half2, and control. My code or Python should perform different computations depending on the variable I choose. As a simple demonstration, I simply print text messages in the example below. Question: Why does Python execute the if (instead of elif) conditional, even… Read More if statement for strings with the "or" conditional

how to make a switch

Advertisements import java.util.Scanner; public class Main2 { public static void main(String[] args){ Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in); int a=scan.nextInt(); int b=1; for (int i=1;i<=30;i++){ if(i%a==0){ b=1; System.out.print("X"); }else { System.out.print("O"); } } } } I drive 3 into the scanner the desired result XXXOOOXXXOOOXXXOOOXXX >Solution : Try this: if (i%a==0) { b = 1-b; }… Read More how to make a switch

Replace specific text values in a row of a dataframe based on a true condition on the row before

Advertisements I am doing a text analysis from the congressional record, specifically when senators are speaking about each other. There are many instances where one senator refers to another who just finished speaking without naming them (ie: my colleague, my friend, etc). I am trying to replace those instances with their name. The speeches are… Read More Replace specific text values in a row of a dataframe based on a true condition on the row before