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[echo sinew]

thats the question i have an issue with : Write a program that reads the departure time (hours and minutes) of a train and the
arrival time (hours and minutes) and computes and displays the trip time.
(Example: for Departure time 10:50 and Arrival time 12:10 the trip time will be
1 hr and 20 min)

[tired surge]

@echo sinew

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[hollow estuary]

So, have you made any kind of start? And code? Or a bullet list of the steps that would need to be done by the code? @echo sinew

[echo sinew]

yeah one min

[echo sinew]

deptmin= int(input('Enter departure time [in minutes]: '))
arrtime=int(input('Enter arrival time [in hours]: '))
arrmin=int(input('Enter arrival time [in minutes]: '))
deptmin=(depttime*60)+deptmin
arrmin=(arrtime*60)+arrmin
triptime= arrtime-depttime
depttime=deptmin/60
arrtime=arrmin/60
print('Departure time :', depttime,':',deptmin, 'Arrival time :', arrtime,':',arrmin, 'The trip duration :', triptime)```

[hollow estuary]

Please edit that message to put a ```py line above the code and a ``` line below

``` (backticks) not ''' (apostrophes)

... on a line on its own

[next solstice]

This sounds fun why you wrecking the fun

[hollow estuary]

This code looks kind of ok. Got a specific question?

[hollow estuary]

Nicer. But the ```py should be "one word", on a line of its own. Better syntax highlighting.

[next solstice]

I don't think you have to make the departure time and arrival vlaues you can enter do you?

Like use a list or dict.

or variables

[echo sinew]

the user inputs them

[next solstice]

Right but it doesn't ask for it. You do you. This seems fun. Whats the error

[hollow estuary]

Well the questions says reads. Personally I'd take that to mean input(). But from the question I'd expect to read a time like "10:25" rather than the 10 and 25 separately.

[next solstice]

You can read from lists, dicts, dataclasses, variables, etc. But input works. When I think train schedules. I think multiple trains. But I'm veering us off course. What's the error?

[echo sinew]

the problem i have is with converting the mintues to hours again. and the trip time

kinda stuck

[next solstice]

So I would change how you're doing time. make it one thing like cameron said. Then do the math. Also, are departure and arrival same timezone?

[echo sinew]

yes same timezone

[next solstice]

I would take it as a string and prompt the format to be like 10:25. This is kind of wh y isaid I'd steer away from inputs but inputs are fine

take it as a string and transform it then math it out

I don't want to take away hhe fun. If you figure it out it'l make way more sense

[echo sinew]

so taking an input as an integer will be more complicated?

[next solstice]

I look at it like - the person entering is gonna be dumb

Like

from datetime import datetime

# Get input as strings
departure_str = input("Enter departure time (HH:MM): ")
arrival_str = input("Enter arrival time (HH:MM): ")

# Convert to time objects
departure_time = datetime.strptime(departure_str, "%H:%M").time()
arrival_time = datetime.strptime(arrival_str, "%H:%M").time()

[echo sinew]

i'd try this way if i had more time tbh 😭 i have to turn it in in like 10 mins

[echo sinew]

thanks alott

[next solstice]

That isn't all of it but it's a start.

[echo sinew]

yeah

[next solstice]

I'm not trying to be mean.

[echo sinew]

and it seams easier

[next solstice]

Im really not

Just want to get you thinking

[echo sinew]

its ok u r not being mean

[echo sinew]

that is what i really need actually

[next solstice]

shhh

from datetime import datetime, timedelta

# Get input as strings
departure_str = input("Enter departure time (HH:MM): ")
arrival_str = input("Enter arrival time (HH:MM): ")

# Convert to datetime objects (using a dummy date)
fmt = "%H:%M"
departure_dt = datetime.strptime(departure_str, fmt)
arrival_dt = datetime.strptime(arrival_str, fmt)

# Handle if trip crosses midnight
if arrival_dt < departure_dt:
    arrival_dt += timedelta(days=1)

# Compute duration
trip_duration = arrival_dt - departure_dt

# Output
print(f"Trip time: {trip_duration}")

!close and read through that. Good luck.

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