Python Exercises: Calculate the sum of two numbers given as strings

Python String: Exercise-112 with Solution

Write a Python program to calculate the sum of two numbers given as strings. Return the result in the same string representation.

Sample Data:
( “234242342341”, “2432342342”) -> “236674684683”
( “”, “2432342342”) -> False ( “1000”, “0”) -> “1000”
( “1000”, “10”) -> “1010”

Sample Solution-1:

Python Code:

def test(x, y):
    if (x=="" or y==""):
        return False
    m = max(len(x), len(y))
    c = 0
    result = ''
    for x, y in zip(x.rjust(m, '0')[::-1], y.rjust(m, '0')[::-1]):
        s = int(x) + int(y) + c
        c = 1 if s > 9 else 0
        result += str(s)[-1]  
        
    result = result + str(c) if c == 1 else result
    return result[::-1]

n1 ="234242342341"
n2 ="2432342342"
print("Original string numbers:", n1,n2)
print("Check said two strings contain three letters at the same index:")
print(test(n1, n2))
n1 =""
n2 ="2432342342"
print("Original string numbers:", n1,n2)
print("Check said two strings contain three letters at the same index:")
print(test(n1, n2))
n1 ="1000"
n2 ="0"
print("Original string numbers:", n1,n2)
print("Check said two strings contain three letters at the same index:")
print(test(n1, n2))
n1 ="1000"
n2 ="10"
print("Original string numbers:", n1,n2)
print("Check said two strings contain three letters at the same index:")
print(test(n1, n2))

Sample Output:

Original string numbers: 234242342341 2432342342
Check said two strings contain three letters at the same index:
236674684683
Original string numbers:  2432342342
Check said two strings contain three letters at the same index:
False
Original string numbers: 1000 0
Check said two strings contain three letters at the same index:
1000
Original string numbers: 1000 10
Check said two strings contain three letters at the same index:
1010

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Sample Solution-2:

Python Code:

def test(x, y):
    if (x=="" or y==""):
        return False
    return str(int(x) + int(y))

n1 ="234242342341"
n2 ="2432342342"
print("Original string numbers:", n1,n2)
print("Calculate the sum of two said numbers given as strings:")
print(test(n1, n2))
n1 =""
n2 ="2432342342"
print("Original string numbers:", n1,n2)
print("Calculate the sum of two said numbers given as strings:")
print(test(n1, n2))
n1 ="1000"
n2 ="0"
print("Original string numbers:", n1,n2)
print("Calculate the sum of two said numbers given as strings:")
print(test(n1, n2))
n1 ="1000"
n2 ="10"
print("Original string numbers:", n1,n2)
print("Calculate the sum of two said numbers given as strings:")
print(test(n1, n2))

Sample Output:

Original string numbers: 234242342341 2432342342
Calculate the sum of two said numbers given as strings:
236674684683
Original string numbers:  2432342342
Calculate the sum of two said numbers given as strings:
False
Original string numbers: 1000 0
Calculate the sum of two said numbers given as strings:
1000
Original string numbers: 1000 10
Calculate the sum of two said numbers given as strings:
1010

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