Simple Conditionals: if, elif

In this exercise we use simple conditionals, if and elif to classify numbers.

In a file called simple_conditionals.py, write a function called classify that receives a number as an argument and works as follows:

• Returns the string ‘Negative’ if the number is less than zero
• Returns the string ‘Small’ if the number is between zero and 5 included
• Returns the string ‘Zero’ if the number is zero
• Returns the string ‘Large’ if the number is more than 9362
• Returns the string ‘Medium’ if the number is between 6 and 9362 included

Mentoring topics

Try to write your code in an elegant and efficient way, and review it with your programming mentor to get advice on efficiency and style.

You can also discuss how to write extensive automated tests for such a function, which might involve Fuzzing.

Test code

To validate your code, download the test code below and run it as explained on the Hello, Python exercise page.

Test code: simple_conditionals_test.py

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