python strings methods formatting f-strings 2024 Challenge

While there was no "Practice Quiz on Python Strings" included in the uploaded sources I have used the "Tutorial at Python Strings" along with the other provided resources on string formatting to create this practical coding challenge based on a concepts taught.

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Coding Challenge: The Event Ticket Generator

Problem Description

You're basically building an automated ticketing system for a local tech conference, while when user purchases tickets, the system needs to generate a custom confirmation receipt.

Using Python's modern f-strings your program must dynamically insert the user's name and event name into a welcome message. Plus, you need to calculate the total cost of their order directly inside string before it prints out!

Difficulty Level

Beginner

Input Specifications

You will be provided with a following predefined variables: * user_name (string): The name of the customer buying the tickets. * event_name (string): A name of an event they are basically attending. * ticket_price (float): The cost about single ticket. * ticket_quantity (integer): The number of tickets a customer is purchasing.

Output Specifications

Your code must create and print the single confirmation_message string that outputs exactly inside this format: Hello [user_name], your [ticket_quantity] tickets for [event_name] are confirmed! Total cost: $[calculated total].

Starter Code Boilerplate

# Predefined variables for the ticket order
user_name = "Alice"
event_name = "Python Developer Conference"
ticket_price = 150.00
ticket_quantity = 3

# TODO: Use an f-string to create the confirmation message.
# Make sure to calculate the total cost directly inside the f-string braces!
confirmation_message = "" 

# Print the final formatted string
print(confirmation_message)

Hints

• Activating F-Strings: By simply prefixing your string with a lowercase f or the uppercase F, you activate Python's formatting magic.
• Direct Embedding: You can embed your variables directly inside curly braces {} right where you want them to appear in the text.
• Math Inside Strings: Because expressions inside an f-string's curly braces are basically evaluated dynamically at runtime, you aren't limited to just variables; you can put the multiplication equation for the total cost directly inside the {} and Python will calculate result before building the final string.

Test Cases

Test Case 1 (From Starter Code) * Input: user_name = "Alice", event_name = "Python Developer Conference", ticket_price = 150.00, ticket_quantity = 3 * Expected Output: Hello Alice, your 3 tickets for Python Developer Conference are confirmed! Total cost: $450.0.

Test Case 2 * Input: user_name = "Marcus", event_name = "Data Science Expo", ticket_price = 45.50, ticket_quantity = 2 * Expected Output: Hello Marcus, your 2 tickets for Data Science Expo are confirmed! Total cost: $91.0.