Script for this exercise

• Open a text editor
  You can use the editor built into IDLE or use a program like Sublime.
• Copy the text below into the file

• Save the file as ex26.py
  
• Run this script in IDLE
  Open the script file in IDLE. Under the Run menu, select Run Module.
• You should see
  

  character_count('Mississippi', 'i'): 4
  character_count('Mississippi', 'p'): 2
  character_count('Mississippi', 's'): 4
  string_reverse('Mississippi'): ippississiM
  
  string_reverse('radar'):       radar
  
  digits: ['zero', 'one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five', 'six', 'seven', 'eight', 'nine']
  
  0:  zero
  1:  one
  2:  two
  3:  three
  4:  four
  5:  five
  6:  six
  7:  seven
  8:  eight
  9:  nine
  
  digits_to_words(512) five one two
  digits_to_words(10428) one zero four two eight
  
  first_name('Glenn Hoffman'): Glenn
  last_name('Glenn Hoffman'):  Hoffman

Unix setup

• Log in to users3.cs.umb.edu
  You will be in your home directory.
• Go to your it116 directory
  

  cd it116

• Go to your ex directory
  

  cd ex

• Create a directory for this exercise
  

  mkdir  ex26

• Check that the directory was created
  

  ls

Copy the file to Unix

• Open FileZilla and connect to users3.cs.umb.edu
  You will have to connect using your Unix username and password.
• Copy the file to the to it116/ex/ex26
  

Testing the script on Unix

• Connect to users3.cs.umb.edu
  Use an ssh client.
• Go to the directory for this exercise
  

  cd  it116/ex/ex26

• Make this script executable
  

  chmod  755 ex26.py

• Run this script
  

  ./ex26.py

• You should see
  

  character_count('Mississippi', 'i'): 4
  character_count('Mississippi', 'p'): 2
  character_count('Mississippi', 's'): 4
  string_reverse('Mississippi'): ippississiM
  
  string_reverse('radar'):       radar
  
  digits: ['zero', 'one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five', 'six', 'seven', 'eight', 'nine']
  
  0:  zero
  1:  one
  2:  two
  3:  three
  4:  four
  5:  five
  6:  six
  7:  seven
  8:  eight
  9:  nine
  
  digits_to_words(512) five one two
  digits_to_words(10428) one zero four two eight
  
  first_name('Glenn Hoffman'): Glenn
  last_name('Glenn Hoffman'):  Hoffman

Running my test script on your script

• If you want to run my text script on your Class Exercise script do the following
• Run ex26.sh on your script
  

  ~ghoffman/it116_test/ex26.sh

  The script will prompt you for your Unix username.