Alright, so today I’m gonna walk you through how I tackled this little project about “taylor height and weight.” It was a bit of a rabbit hole, but hey, that’s what makes it fun, right?
First things first: the goal. I wanted to create a simple program, something that could, given a name (in this case, “taylor”), cough up the corresponding height and weight data. Sounds easy enough, right? Well…
Where to start? Data! The initial hurdle was finding a reliable source of data. I didn’t want to just pull random numbers out of thin air. After a bit of digging, I cobbled together some info from different websites, noting that height is usually measured in feet/inches or centimeters, and weight in pounds or kilograms. This was a mix-and-match situation, so I needed to keep my units straight.
Choosing the tool. I decided to use Python. It’s quick, dirty, and perfect for this kind of data manipulation. Plus, I could easily whip up some dictionaries to store the information.
The Code: Getting my hands dirty. This is where the fun began. I started by creating a dictionary like this:
Yeah, very basic. But it worked! The next step was writing a function to look up the data:
def get_taylor_info(name):
name = *()
if name in data:
return data[name]
else:
return "Taylor not found!"
Pretty straightforward, right? Takes a name, converts it to lowercase (to avoid case sensitivity issues), checks if it’s in the dictionary, and returns the info. If not, it spits out a “not found” message.
Testing, testing… I ran a few tests, making sure it worked with different names and that the “not found” message popped up when needed. Everything seemed to be in order.
Challenges Along the Way
Data Consistency: The different units were a bit of a pain. I considered converting everything to metric (centimeters and kilograms) for consistency, but decided to keep it simple for this initial version.
Name Matching: What if someone typed “Taylor, Swift” or “Taylor S”? I needed to handle these variations somehow. I thought about using fuzzy matching libraries, but again, kept it simple for now. Just converted the input to lowercase.
Error Handling: What if the data was missing for a particular Taylor? I added a check to ensure the height and weight keys actually existed before trying to access them.
Final thoughts.This was a fun little exercise. It’s amazing how quickly you can throw something like this together with Python. Of course, it’s just a basic implementation. If I were to take it further, I’d definitely look into:
Using a proper database to store the data.
Implementing more robust name matching.
Adding unit conversions.
Creating a user interface.
But for now, it does the job. Hope you found this walk-through useful! Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions in the comments.
