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Write a function that prints a neatly formatted table of items and expenses, including the total expense at the end.

Print each item and its amount, formatted in aligned columns.
After listing all items, print a row with the total amount, labeled "Total".
The amount for each item and the total should be displayed with two decimal places.

Solution


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def print_expense_report(expenses):
    print("Item         | Amount")
    print("-------------|-------")
    total = 0
    for item, amount in expenses:
        line = f"{item:<12} | ${amount:>6.2f}"
        print(line)
        total += amount
    total_line = f"{'Total':<12} | ${total:>6.2f}"
    print("-------------|-------")
    print(total_line)

expenses = [
    ("Groceries", 54.32),
    ("Utilities", 120.00),
    ("Coffee", 8.50),
    ("Internet", 45.99)
]
print_expense_report(expenses)


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def print_expense_report(expenses):
    print("Item         | Amount")
    print("-------------|-------")
    # Write your code here

expenses = [
    ("Groceries", 54.32),
    ("Utilities", 120.00),
    ("Coffee", 8.50),
    ("Internet", 45.99)
]
print_expense_report(expenses)

Write a function that prints a neatly formatted table of items and expenses, including the total expense at the end.

Print each item and its amount, formatted in aligned columns;
After listing all items, print a row with the total amount, labeled "Total";
The amount for each item and the total should be displayed with two decimal places.

Unit Test Checklist

Each item and its amount are printed in aligned columns;
The total amount is printed after all items, labeled "Total";
Amounts, including the total, are formatted with two decimal places;
The function handles an empty list of expenses by showing only headers and the total as 0.00.

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Task

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Write a function that prints a neatly formatted table of items and expenses, including the total expense at the end.

Print each item and its amount, formatted in aligned columns.
After listing all items, print a row with the total amount, labeled "Total".
The amount for each item and the total should be displayed with two decimal places.

Solution


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def print_expense_report(expenses):
    print("Item         | Amount")
    print("-------------|-------")
    total = 0
    for item, amount in expenses:
        line = f"{item:<12} | ${amount:>6.2f}"
        print(line)
        total += amount
    total_line = f"{'Total':<12} | ${total:>6.2f}"
    print("-------------|-------")
    print(total_line)

expenses = [
    ("Groceries", 54.32),
    ("Utilities", 120.00),
    ("Coffee", 8.50),
    ("Internet", 45.99)
]
print_expense_report(expenses)


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def print_expense_report(expenses):
    print("Item         | Amount")
    print("-------------|-------")
    # Write your code here

expenses = [
    ("Groceries", 54.32),
    ("Utilities", 120.00),
    ("Coffee", 8.50),
    ("Internet", 45.99)
]
print_expense_report(expenses)

Write a function that prints a neatly formatted table of items and expenses, including the total expense at the end.

Print each item and its amount, formatted in aligned columns;
After listing all items, print a row with the total amount, labeled "Total";
The amount for each item and the total should be displayed with two decimal places.

Unit Test Checklist

Each item and its amount are printed in aligned columns;
The total amount is printed after all items, labeled "Total";
Amounts, including the total, are formatted with two decimal places;
The function handles an empty list of expenses by showing only headers and the total as 0.00.

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