GCSE · 7 exercises
Python nested loops
A loop inside a loop: for each turn of the outer loop, the inner one runs all the way through. Good for rows and columns.
print(..., end="") stays on the same line; an empty print() after the inner loop moves to the next row.
for row in range(1, 4):
line = []
for col in range(1, 4):
line.append(str(row * col))
print(" ".join(line))Watch for: print(x, end=" ") leaves a space at the end of every line, and the tests see it. Build each line as a list and print " ".join(line): spaces only between.
Exercises
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- CheckerboardPrint an n by n checkerboard of # and .Intermediate
- Pairs that add upCount the pairs of positions (i < j) whose numbers add up to a target.Intermediate