Python: Print a string five times, delay three seconds

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25. Delayed String Printer

Write a Python program to print a string five times, with a delay of three seconds.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

# Import the time module
import time 

# Initialize a variable 'x' with value 0
x = 0

# Print a newline character followed by a message indicating a delay
print("\nw3resource will print five times, with a delay of three seconds each.")

# Execute a loop that repeats until 'x' is less than 5
while x < 5:
    # Print the string "w3resource"
    print("w3resource")
    # Pause the execution of the program for three seconds
    time.sleep(3)
    # Increment the value of 'x' by 1
    x = x + 1

Output:

w3resource will print five  times, delay for three seconds.          
w3resource                                                           
w3resource                                                           
w3resource                                                           
w3resource                                                           
w3resource

Explanation:

In the exercise above,

The code imports the "time" module.
Initializing variables:

It initializes a variable 'x' with an initial value of 0.

Printing Message: It prints a message indicating that "w3resource" will be printed five times with a delay of three seconds between each print. This is achieved by using the "print()" function with the newline character '\n' to create space before the message.
Looping and Printing:

It enters a while loop that continues until the value of 'x' is less than 5.
Within the loop, it prints the string "w3resource" using the "print()" function.
It then pauses the program execution for three seconds using the "time.sleep()" function to introduce a delay.
After the delay, it increments the value of 'x' by 1.

Execution and termination:

Once the loop finishes executing (after "w3resource" has been printed five times), the program terminates.

Flowchart:

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