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One Dimensional Array

The document explains one-dimensional arrays as a way to store multiple items of data under a single variable, allowing for efficient data management. It covers how to determine the length of an array using the len() function, access elements via indexing, and utilize loops for iteration. Additionally, it includes examples and questions to reinforce understanding of array concepts in Python.

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One Dimensional Array

The document explains one-dimensional arrays as a way to store multiple items of data under a single variable, allowing for efficient data management. It covers how to determine the length of an array using the len() function, access elements via indexing, and utilize loops for iteration. Additionally, it includes examples and questions to reinforce understanding of array concepts in Python.

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One Dimensional Array

• Arrays is a means of storing multiple items of data under one variable/identifier.


• This allows for lots of data to be stored without needing a variable for each item.
• An array is a special variable, which can hold more than one value at a time.

• An array is a collection of items stored at contiguous memory locations. The idea


is to store multiple items of the same type together.

The Length of an Array

Use the len() method/function to return the length of an array . This returns the number
of elements in an array.

Example 1:

What is the data in index 1?


Answer: Blue
What will happen if I change the data in index 3 to Grey?
Answer: The word ‘Green’ would be crossed out and replaced
with ‘Grey’

Example 2: Creating Arrays and accessing elements

Myarr=[10,122,87,7,55,90]

Print(“first element is ”, Myarr[0])

Print(“second element is ”, Myarr[1])


Print(“third element is ”, Myarr[2])

Print(“fourth element is ”, Myarr[3])

Print(“fifth element is ”, Myarr[4])

Print(“sixth element is ”, Myarr[5])

Accessing elements using FOR Loop

Myarr=[10,122,87,7,55,90]

For a in range (0,6):

Print( Myarr[a])

Example 3: myArray = [1, 4, 5, 3, 15, 64, 27, 54]

• Output the second element in the array.

Solution: print(myArray[1])

• Output the data in index 0 in the array.

Solution: print(myArray[0])

• Output the value in index 0 added to the value in index 5.

Solution: print(myArray[0] + myArray[5])

or

firstNum = myArray[0]

secondNum = myArray[5]

total = firstNum + secondNum

print(total)

• Use a count-controlled loop to output each of the array items in turn.

for x in range(0, 8):

print(myArray[x])

Example 4:

Ask a series of questions to check learners’ understanding of this array, for example:

What data is in index 0?


Answer: 30

What is the result of the data in index 2 + the data in index 3?

Answer: 35

What will be output if the pseudocode statement OUTPUT(array[4]) is run?

Answer: 6

How do you access data in an array (list) in Python?

Answer: The array’s identifier [index]

What is the first index in an array?

Answer: 0

What types of bracket do you surround the index with?

Answer: In Python, square brackets are used.

Note:

• The index starts with 0.

• Can easily find any element within the array using the index value

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