how do I print multiple strings that were entered into a while loop, and then split using .split into a list? using python

Question

I am having trouble printing all of the data points entered in a while loop. Some context, user enters patient number, and 3 different body temps on each new line of the while loop. Each of the entered data is split using .split Problem is I can only get one of these entered lines to print.

I've slimmed it down to make it easier to read but here is what I have tried.

PT_list = {}
while patient != '':
   ....
   ....
   ....
   PT_list[i] = total[0], average, diagnosis

for num in PT_list:
   print(total[0], round(average, 2), diagnosis)

any help would be greatly appreciated

Answer 1

So, basically, you're printing only the last patient (from what I can understand). You're not actually accessing the data you've stored in your PT_list (by using the while-loop.

What you want to do is to iterate over each element in your dictionary (PT_list) and access its data in your iteration, but only from the current element, if you understand, what I mean.

So, you need to replace just the last line in your code:

# Mind the indentation
  print(PT_list[num][0], round(PT_list[num][1], 2), PT_list[num][2])

Since you're storing data in your dictionary as a number mapped to a tuple (consisting of 3 elements), you can just access the requested data using indicies. Keep in mind, you need to respect the order of how you store the data in the tuple / dict.

Therefore:

PT_list[num][0] -> total
PT_list[num][1] -> average
PT_list[num][2] -> diagnosis

Answer 2

This method should also work:

for tot, avg, diag in PT_list:
   print(tot, round(avg, 2), diag)