@ngel

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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 questions that don't end with a question mark
24 if not question.endswith("?"):
25 raise ValueError("syntax error")
26
27 # Remove "What is" prefix and question mark suffix
28 expression = question[8:-1].strip()
29
30 # Edge Case: Empty expression after removing prefix/suffix
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 # Parse numbers (including negative numbers)
52 if expression[i].isdigit() or (expression[i] == '-' and i < len(expression) - 1 and expression[i+1].isdigit()):
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 (decimals not allowed per examples)
59 num_str = expression[start:i]
60 if '.' in num_str:
61 raise ValueError("syntax error")
62 tokens.append(int(num_str))
63 continue
64
65 # Check for multi-word operations
66 matched_operation = False
67 for op_text, op_symbol in operations.items():
68 if expression.startswith(op_text, i):
69 tokens.append(op_symbol)
70 i += len(op_text)
71 matched_operation = True
72 break
73
74 if matched_operation:
75 continue
76
77 # Edge Case: Unknown operations
78 raise ValueError("unknown operation")
79
80 # Edge Case: Empty tokens
81 if not tokens:
82 raise ValueError("syntax error")
83
84 # Edge Case: Expression starting with an operator (except negative numbers which are already handled)
85 if tokens[0] in operations.values():
86 raise ValueError("syntax error")
87
88 # Evaluate the expression from left to right
89 # Edge Case: Single number
90 if len(tokens) == 1:
91 if isinstance(tokens[0], int):
92 return tokens[0]
93 else:
94 # This shouldn't happen with our parsing, but just in case
95 raise ValueError("syntax error")
96
97 # Edge Case: Even number of tokens (should be odd: number, operator, number, ...)
98 if len(tokens) % 2 == 0:
99 raise ValueError("syntax error")
100
101 # Edge Case: Invalid token sequence (operator followed by operator, etc.)
102 for i in range(len(tokens)):
103 if i % 2 == 0: # Even indices should be numbers
104 if not isinstance(tokens[i], int):
105 raise ValueError("syntax error")
106 else: # Odd indices should be operators
107 if tokens[i] not in operations.values():
108 raise ValueError("syntax error")
109
110 # Perform left-to-right evaluation
111 result = tokens[0]
112 i = 1
113 while i < len(tokens):
114 operator = tokens[i]
115 operand = tokens[i + 1]
116
117 if operator == "+":
118 result += operand
119 elif operator == "-":
120 result -= operand
121 elif operator == "*":
122 result *= operand
123 elif operator == "/":
124 # Edge Case: Division by zero
125 if operand == 0:
126 raise ValueError("syntax error") # Or we could raise ZeroDivisionError
127 result //= operand # Integer division as per examples
128
129 i += 2
130
131 return result
132 # Handled Edge Cases: Empty/None input, non-math questions, malformed questions without question mark,
133 # empty expressions, invalid number formats, unknown operations, empty tokens,
134 # expressions starting with operators, single numbers, even number of tokens,
135 # invalid token sequences, division by zero
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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