Assignment 1

Copyright © 2023. Do not distribute outside of the CPSC 231 Fall 2023 class. CPSC 231 Assignment 1 Eligibility Checker for Alberta Voters Weight: 3% of final grade Due date: Friday September 29, at 11:59pm Mountain Time Submission : one Python .py file, submit on the D2L Dropbox. You may submit as many times as you wish, and only the latest submission will be graded. Extensions : You may use your personal days to extend the deadline. An extension request must be submitted using the request form: https://forms.office.com/r/2wN7KNhYEK You have a total of 5 personal days for the entire semester. No penalties for using personal days. An assignment will not be accepted if it is late and all personal days are already used, other than in exceptional circumstances. Academic Integrity : This work must be completed individually. Please follow academic integrity rules as discussed during lecture. You may discuss your ideas in English (not in Python) with other students as much as you like, but make sure that when you write your code that it is your own. A good rule of thumb is to never share your code with anyone, except your instructor and TAs. Detailed Descriptions As a resident of Alberta, you can be granted many rights and privileges. However, these rights and privileges often have conditions attached, and a person must meet the stated conditions. In this assignment, you will write a program that checks the eligibility to vote in Alberta elections. Step 1: Create a new Python file to work on. Step 2: Your file should start with from datetime import datetime month = datetime.now().month day = datetime.now().day year = datetime.now().year

Copyright © 2023. Do not distribute outside of the CPSC 231 Fall 2023 class. These three variables, month , day , and year , give you the current month, day, and year that you can use later. You are only allowed to import datetime as shown above. You are asked to demonstrate programming at the basic level, so you are not allowed to import anything else. Step 3: Create the following behaviour for your program: Your program should start by asking: "Are you a Canadian citizen?" The user can enter "yes" or "no". "Are you a resident of Alberta?" The user can enter "yes" or "no". "What is the month of your birth date?" The user can enter a month as a number, such as 12. "What is the day of your birth date?" The user can enter a day as a number, such as 31. "What is the year of your birth date?" The user can enter a year, such as 1990. Step 4: After the user enters all the information above, the program should then check for invalid responses, following the order listed below. Do not check for invalid responses until after the user enters all the information. For the citizen question, if the user's response is anything other than "yes" or "no", output "Invalid response to citizenship." and exit right away.

Copyright © 2023. Do not distribute outside of the CPSC 231 Fall 2023 class. Step 1: Your Python file needs to be on a lab machine. The auto-grader only runs on a Linux machine. If your Python file is on your own computer, you will need to copy your Python file to a Linux machine in the CPSC labs. • If you are sitting in front of a lab machine, you could use a USB stick/flash drive to copy the file over. • If you are at home, you will need to remotely transfer your file to a CPSC server machine. You could use scp. ( SCP instructions ) Step 2: If you are sitting in front of a lab machine, you can open a terminal. If you are not, you will need to use ssh to connect to a CPSC server machine. ( SSH instructions ) Step 3: In your Terminal or Bash window, run the auto-grader by typing /home/profs/richard.zhao1/231/a1/autograde {your_file}.py where {your_file} is the name of your Python file, assuming the file is in your current directory. You should see the results of the auto-grader. This is to help you find errors in your code only. No one else will see these results. If you are not happy with the results, try to fix your code. Once you are happy with the results, submit your code on D2L. The code you submit on D2L is the one your TA will grade. Grading Grade Point Letter Grade Guidelines 4 A+ Fulfill all assignment specs 4 A One failed test 3.7 A- Two failed tests 3.3 B+ Three failed tests 3 B Four failed tests 2.7 B- Five failed tests 2.3 C+ Six failed tests 2 C Seven failed tests 1.7 C- Eight failed tests 1.3 D+ Nine failed tests 1 D More than nine failed tests, or code does not run due to syntax errors 0 F Barely started code, or no submission, or late submission with no extension approved

Copyright © 2023. Do not distribute outside of the CPSC 231 Fall 2023 class. Your submitted code should be clearly documented with comments. Comments need to include: your name, descriptions of what your code does, and citing any sources you have used to complete this assignment. Code without proper comments could receive a letter grade reduction. The assignment will be graded out of 4 , with the grade based on the program’s level of functionality and conformance to the specifications.