Split up a function
Another engineer on your team has written this function to calculate the mean and median of a sorted list. You want to show them how to split it into two simpler functions: mean() and median()
def mean_and_median(values):
"""Get the mean and median of a sorted list of `values`
Args:
values (iterable of float): A list of numbers
Returns:
tuple (float, float): The mean and median
"""
mean = sum(values) / len(values)
values = sorted(values)
midpoint = int(len(values) / 2)
if len(values) % 2 == 0:
median = (values[midpoint - 1] + values[midpoint]) / 2
else:
median = values[midpoint]
return mean, median
This exercise is part of the course
Writing Functions in Python
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
def mean(values):
"""Get the mean of a sorted list of values
Args:
values (iterable of float): A list of numbers
Returns:
float
"""
# Write the mean() function
____ = ____
return mean