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CH08-03 - Looping Through Dictionaries

Activity 1: Smash Bros Stat Sheet

Picture this: you’re the wild-eyed announcer at the Smash Bros. Face-Off Frenzy, hyping up the crowd for the next big brawl! Your job? Spotlight a single fighter with a beefy stat sheet—think 5-7 juicy details like name, series, move, speed, power, wins, and maybe a secret edge.

Start by crafting this fighter’s dictionary from scratch, but here’s the twist: the crowd’s shouting demands! They want you to tweak the stats live—maybe juice up the power or zap away a weak spot. You’ll need to loop through every stat with flair, dazzling the audience with a full rundown using items().
Then, let the fans pick a stat to zoom in on—show off those keys() in a menu and grab their choice with input.
Oh, and the pros in the back want a sorted stat list (sorted()), so line ‘em up alphabetically for the big screen.
Watch out—mess up a stat, and the crowd’ll boo with a KeyError, so keep a try/except handy. Can you hype your fighter to victory, or will they get KO’d by a typo?

What You’ll Need to Pull Off This Hype Show:

Craft a dictionary for your fighter with 5-7 stats—think 'name', 'series', 'move', 'speed', 'power', 'wins', and a wild card like 'edge' (Day 1 vibes). Hardcode it to kick things off!
- - BONUS: Have The User Input These! Ask for confirmation before you add it
Let the crowd tweak it live:
- - Prompt the user to see if they want to update specific stats
  - Use keys( ) to prompt which stats they can change - Display them for user to choose!
  - Use update() to boost a stat (or even add a new one) (like 'power') based on user input
Once updated, loop through the whole stat sheet with items():
- - print each key-value pair with some announcer swagger
  - Sort those stats alphabetically using sorted() on the keys—give the pros a clean, ordered rundown
Wrap it in a try/except—catch any KeyError boos if the crowd picks a stat that’s not there

Essentially, you're trying to use at least 3 of the methods from this lesson in your program. Have some fun and feel free to tweak it!

Activity 2: Smash Team Takedown Tournament

Welcome to the Smash Team Takedown Tournament, where you’re the mastermind behind a 3v3 Smash Bros. squad! Your team’s a list of three fighter dictionaries, each loaded with 5-7 stats—name, series, move, speed, power, team (A or B), and maybe a wild card. The stakes are high: the crowd’s chanting for chaos! Let them pick a fighter to boost with a new stat via input, then zap a stat with del to keep ‘em lean. Loop through with items() to hype Team A’s full stats—every detail counts. Use keys() to build a menu so fans can pick a fighter and see their sorted stats (sorted()). Survey all moves with values(), then use set() to reveal unique series in the lineup. Can your squad dominate the arena, or will they get smashed into next week?

Instructions:

Kick things off with one star fighter—hardcode a dictionary for a single Smash Bros. legend (like Mario) with 5-7 stats:
- - 'name', 'series', 'move', 'speed', 'power', 'team' (A or B), and a cool extra like 'edge'
For your next 2 fighters:
- - prompt for their details (name, series, move, speed, power, team, and an optional wild card) via user input, building each dictionary on the fly and adding them to your team list.
  - Make sure you are getting the SAME KEYS that you used for your hard-coded fighter!
Boost a fighter based on input:
- - Ask for a fighter’s name from your team (or even better, show a menu or at least show who is available), then prompt for a new stat name and value (e.g., 'boost': 'Super Jump') to add to their dictionary
Ask the user if there's a stat from a fighter they want to remove
- - If so, remove a stat with del—delete one stat (like 'edge' or 'speed')
Show off Team A’s stats—use items() to loop through your list and print every key-value pair for fighters on Team A
Create a menu with keys()—list all fighter names from your team, let the user pick one with input, then display that fighter’s stats sorted alphabetically with sorted()
List all moves—extract and print every 'move' stat from your team using values()
Find unique series—use set() to collect all 'series' values and show the distinct franchises in your lineup
Handle errors with try/except—catch any KeyError if the user picks a nonexistent fighter or stat

Sample Output from the Program

SKELETON CODE - Maybe This Will Help

# Hardcoded first fighter in a team listteam = [{'name': 'Mario', 'series': 'Super Mario', 'move': 'Fireball', 'speed': 5, 'power': 60, 'team': 'A', 'edge': 'Jump'}]
def add_fighter(team_list):    # Prompt for 5-7 stats (name, series, move, speed, power, team, optional extra)    # Create dictionary and append to team_list    pass
def boost_fighter(team_list):    # Ask for fighter name, new stat name, and value    # Add to chosen fighter’s dictionary in team_list    pass
def remove_stat(team_list):    # Delete one stat from a fighter in team_list using del    pass
def show_team_a(team_list):    # Use items() to print all stats for Team A fighters in team_list    pass
def pick_and_sort(team_list):    # Show menu of fighter names with keys() from team_list    # Sort and print chosen fighter’s stats with sorted()    pass
def list_moves(team_list):    # Use values() to print all moves from team_list    pass
def unique_series(team_list):    # Use set() to show unique series from team_list    pass
# Main programadd_fighter(team) # Add first user fighteradd_fighter(team) # Add second user fighterboost_fighter(team)remove_stat(team)show_team_a(team)pick_and_sort(team)list_moves(team)unique_series(team)
# Wrap risky parts in try/except for KeyError

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