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11def answer(question: str) -> int:
2 pass
2 """
3 Parse and evaluate a simple math word problem.
4
5 Args:
6 question: A string representing a math word problem
7
8 Returns:
9 int: The result of evaluating the math expression
10
11 Raises:
12 ValueError: If the question is malformed, contains unsupported operations,
13 or is not a math question
14 """
15 # Edge Case: Empty or None input
16 if not question:
17 raise ValueError("syntax error")
18
19 # Edge Case: Non-math questions
20 if not question.startswith("What is"):
21 raise ValueError("unknown operation")
22
23 # Edge Case: Malformed question (doesn't end with '?')
24 if not question.endswith("?"):
25 raise ValueError("syntax error")
26
27 # Remove "What is" and "?" to get the expression
28 expression = question[8:-1].strip()
29
30 # Edge Case: Empty expression after removing "What is" and "?"
31 if not expression:
32 raise ValueError("syntax error")
33
34 # Define operation mappings
35 operations = {
36 "plus": "+",
37 "minus": "-",
38 "multiplied by": "*",
39 "divided by": "/"
40 }
41
42 # Tokenize the expression
43 tokens = []
44 i = 0
45 while i < len(expression):
46 # Skip whitespace
47 if expression[i].isspace():
48 i += 1
49 continue
50
51 # Check for numbers (including negative)
52 if expression[i].isdigit() or (expression[i] == '-' and (i == 0 or expression[i-1].isspace())):
53 start = i
54 if expression[i] == '-':
55 i += 1
56 while i < len(expression) and (expression[i].isdigit() or expression[i] == '.'):
57 i += 1
58 # Edge Case: Invalid number format (decimal points)
59 if '.' in expression[start:i]:
60 raise ValueError("syntax error")
61 tokens.append(int(expression[start:i]))
62 continue
63
64 # Check for operations
65 found_operation = False
66 for word_op, symbol in operations.items():
67 if expression.startswith(word_op, i):
68 tokens.append(symbol)
69 i += len(word_op)
70 found_operation = True
71 break
72
73 # Edge Case: Unknown operation
74 if not found_operation:
75 raise ValueError("unknown operation")
76
77 # Edge Case: Expression with no tokens
78 if not tokens:
79 raise ValueError("syntax error")
80
81 # Edge Case: Expression starting with an operator
82 if isinstance(tokens[0], str) and tokens[0] in operations.values():
83 raise ValueError("syntax error")
84
85 # Evaluate the expression from left to right
86 # Edge Case: Single number
87 if len(tokens) == 1:
88 if isinstance(tokens[0], int):
89 return tokens[0]
90 else:
91 raise ValueError("syntax error")
92
93 # Edge Case: Invalid syntax (consecutive numbers or operators)
94 for i in range(len(tokens) - 1):
95 if isinstance(tokens[i], int) == isinstance(tokens[i+1], int):
96 raise ValueError("syntax error")
97 if isinstance(tokens[i], str) and isinstance(tokens[i+1], str):
98 raise ValueError("syntax error")
99
100 # Edge Case: Even number of tokens (incomplete expression)
101 if len(tokens) % 2 == 0:
102 raise ValueError("syntax error")
103
104 result = tokens[0]
105 i = 1
106 while i < len(tokens):
107 operator = tokens[i]
108 # Edge Case: Missing operand
109 if i + 1 >= len(tokens):
110 raise ValueError("syntax error")
111 operand = tokens[i + 1]
112
113 if operator == "+":
114 result += operand
115 elif operator == "-":
116 result -= operand
117 elif operator == "*":
118 result *= operand
119 elif operator == "/":
120 # Edge Case: Division by zero
121 if operand == 0:
122 raise ValueError("syntax error")
123 result //= operand # Integer division as per examples
124 else:
125 # Edge Case: Unsupported operation
126 raise ValueError("unknown operation")
127
128 i += 2
129
130 return result
131 # Handled Edge Cases: Empty input, None input, non-math questions, malformed questions (no ending '?'),
132 # empty expression, invalid number format (decimals), unknown operations,
133 # expression with no tokens, expression starting with operator, single number,
134 # consecutive numbers, consecutive operators, even number of tokens (incomplete),
135 # missing operands, division by zero, unsupported operations
Test NameStatus
test_addition
Pass
test_addition_and_multiplication
Pass
test_addition_and_subtraction
Pass
test_addition_with_negative_numbers
Pass
test_division
Pass
test_just_a_number
Pass
test_large_addition
Pass
test_missing_number
Pass
test_missing_operation
Pass
test_more_addition
Pass
test_multiple_additions
Pass
test_multiple_division
Pass
test_multiple_multiplication
Pass
test_multiple_subtraction
Pass
test_multiplication
Pass
test_non_math_question
Pass
test_reject_postfix_notation
Pass
test_reject_prefix_notation
Pass
test_reject_problem_missing_an_operand
Pass
test_reject_problem_with_no_operands_or_operators
Pass
test_reject_two_numbers_in_a_row
Pass
test_reject_two_operations_in_a_row
Pass
test_subtraction
Pass
test_subtraction_then_addition
Pass
test_unknown_operation
Pass

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