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to Armstrong Numbers in the Python Track

Published at Jul 13 2018 · 0 comments
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This solution was written on an old version of Exercism. The tests below might not correspond to the solution code, and the exercise may have changed since this code was written.

An Armstrong number is a number that is the sum of its own digits each raised to the power of the number of digits.

For example:

  • 9 is an Armstrong number, because 9 = 9^1 = 9
  • 10 is not an Armstrong number, because 10 != 1^2 + 0^2 = 1
  • 153 is an Armstrong number, because: 153 = 1^3 + 5^3 + 3^3 = 1 + 125 + 27 = 153
  • 154 is not an Armstrong number, because: 154 != 1^3 + 5^3 + 4^3 = 1 + 125 + 64 = 190

Write some code to determine whether a number is an Armstrong number.

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To raise a message with an exception, just write it as an argument to the exception type. For example, instead of raise Exception, you should write:

raise Exception("Meaningful message indicating the source of the error")

Running the tests

To run the tests, run the appropriate command below (why they are different):

  • Python 2.7: py.test armstrong_numbers_test.py
  • Python 3.4+: pytest armstrong_numbers_test.py

Alternatively, you can tell Python to run the pytest module (allowing the same command to be used regardless of Python version): python -m pytest armstrong_numbers_test.py

Common pytest options

  • -v : enable verbose output
  • -x : stop running tests on first failure
  • --ff : run failures from previous test before running other test cases

For other options, see python -m pytest -h

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Source

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_number

Submitting Incomplete Solutions

It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

armstrong_numbers_test.py

import unittest

from armstrong_numbers import is_armstrong


# Tests adapted from `problem-specifications//canonical-data.json` @ v1.0.0

class ArmstrongNumbersTest(unittest.TestCase):

    def test_single_digit_numbers_are_armstrong_numbers(self):
        self.assertIs(is_armstrong(5), True)

    def test_there_are_no_two_digit_armstrong_numbers(self):
        self.assertIs(is_armstrong(10), False)

    def test_three_digit_number_that_is_an_armstrong_number(self):
        self.assertIs(is_armstrong(153), True)

    def test_three_digit_number_that_is_not_an_armstrong_number(self):
        self.assertIs(is_armstrong(100), False)

    def test_four_digit_number_that_is_an_armstrong_number(self):
        self.assertIs(is_armstrong(9474), True)

    def test_four_digit_number_that_is_not_an_armstrong_number(self):
        self.assertIs(is_armstrong(9475), False)

    def test_seven_digit_number_that_is_an_armstrong_number(self):
        self.assertIs(is_armstrong(9926315), True)

    def test_seven_digit_number_that_is_not_an_armstrong_number(self):
        self.assertIs(is_armstrong(9926314), False)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()
def is_armstrong(number):
    digits = list(str(number))
    power = len(digits)
    digit_sum = 0
    for num in digits:
        digit_sum += int(num)**power
    return digit_sum == number

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