Sample Solution
The following shows one way to solve this problem. It is not the only way this problem can be solved.
team_hr_stretch_sample.py
"""
Author: Brother Burton
Purpose: Practice working with files.
"""
with open("hr_system.txt") as f:
# The file has now been opened and stored in a variable "f"
# Read each line, one by one, into a variable: current_line
for line in f:
# Strip off leading/trailing whitespace.
# This is important, otherwise, our last variable will have \n characters with it.
clean_line = line.strip()
# Split the current line into its parts based on a space " " as the separator
parts = clean_line.split(" ")
# Save each part into a variable
name = parts[0]
id_number = parts[1]
title = parts[2]
salary = float(parts[3])
# Output the data as desired
# Used for Stretch #1
# print(f"{name} (ID: {id_number}), {title} - ${salary:.2f}")
# Calculate the paycheck amount
pay_amount = salary / 24
# Compute engineering bonus
if title.lower() == "engineer":
pay_amount += 1000
# Output the data as desired
print(f"{name} (ID: {id_number}), {title} - ${pay_amount:.2f}")
"""
Author: Brother Burton
Purpose: Practice working with files.
"""
with open("hr_system.txt") as f:
# The file has now been opened and stored in a variable "f"
# Read each line, one by one, into a variable: current_line
for line in f:
# Strip off leading/trailing whitespace.
# This is important, otherwise, our last variable will have \n characters with it.
clean_line = line.strip()
# Split the current line into its parts based on a space " " as the separator
parts = clean_line.split(" ")
# Save each part into a variable
name = parts[0]
id_number = parts[1]
title = parts[2]
salary = float(parts[3])
# Output the data as desired
# Used for Stretch #1
# print(f"{name} (ID: {id_number}), {title} - ${salary:.2f}")
# Calculate the paycheck amount
pay_amount = salary / 24
# Compute engineering bonus
if title.lower() == "engineer":
pay_amount += 1000
# Output the data as desired
print(f"{name} (ID: {id_number}), {title} - ${pay_amount:.2f}")
Download: team_hr_stretch_sample.py