Modelling a simple system

This a problem set for you to work through

This is a problem set. Some of these are easy, others are far more difficult. The purpose of these problems sets are:

1. to build your skill applying computational thinking to a problem
2. to assess your knowledge and skills of different programming practices

What is this problem set trying to do

This problem set is linked to modeling and Simulation. We are applying our knowledge and understanding of dictionaries, conditionals, computational thinking & problem-solving and iteration.

Please understanding how this simulation works.

The Problem

This problem set has four different parts.We are starting simple and working our way up to more complexity.

Part 1

1. An ant is a little insect that generally isn't very cute and likes to eat things.
2. An ant has an ID number. Each ID number is unique
3. An ant has a boolean state named life: alive or dead
4. An ant has a boolean state named mode : looking for food, bringing food to nest

Create this model in python using a dictionary data type. Please save your file as ants.py. Please have two ants. Warning! Because this dictionary is going hold many ants, we need to use a nested dictionary. Please print the full dictionary for each ant.

Part 2

1. An ant should ALSO have a boolean state "moving" : yes or no
2. An ant should ALSO have an attribute "movement direction": North, South, West, East

Add these two states to each of your ants. Like before, please print the full dictionary for each ant.

How you will be assessed

Your solution will be graded using the following axis:

Scope

• To what extent does your code implement the features required by our specification?
• To what extent is there evidence of effort?

Correctness

• To what extent did your code meet specifications?
• To what extent did your code meet unit tests?
• To what extent is your code free of bugs?

Design

• To what extent is your code written well (i.e. clearly, efficiently, elegantly, and/or logically)?
• To what extent is your code eliminating repetition?
• To what extent is your code using functions appropriately?

Style

• To what extent is your code readable?
• To what extent is your code commented?
• To what extent are your variables well named?
• To what extent do you adhere to style guide?

A possible solution

Click the expand link to see one possible solution, but NOT before you have tried and failed!

# ========= PART ONE ============
ants =  {
    
    1: {
    "life": "alive",
    "state": "looking for food"
    },
    2: {
    "life": "alive",
    "state": "bringing food to nest"
    }
}

print("Ant 1 is: ", ants[1])
print("Ant 2 is: ", ants[2])

# ================ PART TWO ===============

ants =  {
    
    1: {
    "life": "alive",
    "state": "looking for food",
    "moving": "yes",
    "movement direction": "North"
    },
    2: {
    "life": "alive",
    "state": "bringing food to nest",
    "moving": "yes",
    "movement direction": "North"
    }
}

print("Ant 1 is: ", ants[1])
print("Ant 2 is: ", ants[2])

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