mcCrawStellaProject2 | Python Fiddle

'''A program that reads students' scores from a text file to calculate
and determine their letter grades. Uses separate functions to read
data, process data, determine letter grade, write students' records,
and a main to call the functions and print.

Completed by: Caroline McCraw & Zach Stella
'''

def readData (fileName): #function to read students' data line by line from file
    inFile = open(fileName, 'r') #opens student data file
    lineByLine = inFile.readlines() #reads file by line
    return(lineByLine) #isolates each student's data as its own line

def processData ():  
    studentLine = lineByLine 
    for i in studentLine: #for loop to calculate each student's average score
        studentData.split() #splits string data into items
        score1 = float(studentData[2]) #**can simplify this later
        score2 = float(studentData[3])
        score3 = float(studentData[4])
        score = (score1 + score2 + score3)/3 #averages student's final score
        return score
        #invoke letterGrade function
        #strip end-of-line and concatenate average an letterGrade to student
        # add each student data into a new (all) students string, concatenate \n to end of each line
        #return student records

def letterGrade(score): #function to determine letter grade based on student's averaged score
#PARAMETER avg score
    if score >= 90:
        letter = 'A'
    elif score >= 80:
        letter = 'B'
    elif score >= 70:
        letter = 'C'
    elif score >= 60:
        letter = 'D'
    else:
        letter = 'F'
    return letter

def writeScores(): #writes student grades in separate file
#PARAMETER student data as string and filename
    outFile = open('mcCrawStellaStudentGrades.txt', 'w')
    outFile.write(studentOutput)

def main():
    readData("studentData.txt")
    #print file content
    # invoke process grade to update students' data w/ grades
    #print student records
    #invoke writeScores
    
main()

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