Week/Unit 4 Discussion Topic

Discussion Assignment

Welcome to the Unit 4 Discussion Forum!

Section 6.9 Debugging of your textbook lists three possibilities to consider if a function is not working.

• Describe each possibility in your own words.
• Define “precondition” and “postcondition” as part of your QUESTION.
• Create your own example of each possibility in Python code. List the code for each example, along with sample output from trying to run it.

The code and its output must be explained technically whenever asked. The explanation can be provided before or after the code, or in the form of code comments within the code. For any descriptive type of question, Your answer must be at least 150 words.

End your discussion post with one question related to programming fundamentals learned in this unit from which your colleagues can formulate a response or generate further discussion. Remember to post your initial response as early as possible, preferably by Sunday evening, to allow time for you and your classmates to have a discussion.