Python Exercise: Check whether a number falls in a given range

Python Functions: Exercise-6 with Solution

Write a Python function to check whether a number falls in a given range.

Sample Solution-1:

Python Code:

def test_range(n):
    if n in range(3,9):
        print( " %s is in the range"%str(n))
    else :
        print("The number is outside the given range.")
test_range(5)

Sample Output:

 5 is in the range
 

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Sample Solution-2:

• Use arithmetic comparison to check if the given number is in the specified range.
• If the second parameter, end, is not specified, the range is considered to be from 0 to start.

Python Code:

def test_range(n, start_num, end_num = 0):
  return start_num <= n <= end_num if end_num >= start_num else end_num <= n <= start_num
print(test_range(5, 2, 7))
print(test_range(5, 7))
print(test_range(1, 3, 6))
print(test_range(6, 5))

Sample Output:

True
True
False
False
 

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