CodeAcademyControlFlowObjective.py

"""
Write a program that asks the user for the weight of their package and then tells them which method of shipping is cheapest and how much it will cost to ship their package using Sal’s Shippers.
"""
def ground_shipping(weight):
  flat = 20
  # can also do if, elif instead of all if statements 
  if (weight <= 2):
    return (1.5 * weight) + flat
  if (weight > 2 and weight <= 6):
    return (3.0 * weight) + flat
  if (weight > 6 and weight <= 10):
    return (4.0 * weight) + flat
  if (weight > 10):
    return (4.75 * weight) + flat

print(ground_shipping(8.40))

#global variable 
premium_ground_shipping = 125 

def drone_shipping(weight):
  flat = 0
  # can also do if, elif instead of all if statements 
  if (weight <= 2):
    return (4.5 * weight) + flat
  if (weight > 2 and weight <= 6):
    return (9.0 * weight) + flat
  if (weight > 6 and weight <= 10):
    return (12.0 * weight) + flat
  if (weight > 10):
    return (14.25 * weight) + flat

print(drone_shipping(1.5))

def cheapest_shipping(weight):
  groundshipping = ground_shipping(weight)
  droneshipping = drone_shipping(weight)
  if(groundshipping < droneshipping and groundshipping < premium_ground_shipping):
    return "The best method is ground shipping, it would cost " + str(groundshipping)+ ".\n"
  elif(groundshipping > droneshipping and droneshipping < premium_ground_shipping):
    return "The best method is droneshipping, it would cost " + str(droneshipping)+ ".\n"
  elif(groundshipping > premium_ground_shipping and droneshipping > premium_ground_shipping):
    return "The best method is premium ground shipping, it would cost " + str(premium_ground_shipping) + ".\n"

print(cheapest_shipping(4.8))
print(cheapest_shipping(41.5))