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Filter and sum integer money

Python practice · Python 3.10+ standard library · Run locally in a folder containing the supplied files.

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01

Your task

Calculate sales only from completed orders, retaining the raw file. Explain the expected output before running the code.

02

Hint

Read with csv.DictReader so column names are explicit. CSV values are strings until converted. Keep parsing failures visible.

Worked solution

Output 700.0 EUR. Sum integer cents before converting for display. This prevents cumulative binary rounding of currency inputs.

import csv
with open('retail-orders.csv',newline='',encoding='utf-8') as f:
    rows=list(csv.DictReader(f))
done=[r for r in rows if r['status']=='completed']
cents=sum(int(r['net_cents']) for r in done)
assert cents==70000
print(cents/100)
04

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