Merge pull request realpython#83 from realpython/fix_typos_ch08

martin-martin · web-flow · commit 6aa39b8ed915 · 2023-08-02T16:10:24.000+02:00
Fix typos in comments
diff --git a/ch08-conditional-logic/6-recover-from-errors.py b/ch08-conditional-logic/6-recover-from-errors.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 
 # Exercise 2
-# Print character and specifid index in string
+# Print character and specified index in string
 
 input_string = input("Enter a string: ")
 
diff --git a/ch08-conditional-logic/7-simulate-events-and-calculate-probabilities.py b/ch08-conditional-logic/7-simulate-events-and-calculate-probabilities.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 
 # Exercise 1
-# Write a function that simulatee the roll of a die.
+# Write a function that simulates the roll of a die.
 def roll():
     """Return random integer between 1 and 6"""
     return randint(1, 6)
diff --git a/ch08-conditional-logic/8b-challenge-simulate-a-coin-toss-experiment.py b/ch08-conditional-logic/8b-challenge-simulate-a-coin-toss-experiment.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def coin_flip():
     first_flip = coin_flip()
     flips = flips + 1
     # Continue flipping the coin and updating the tally until
-    # a different result is returned by coin_flips()
+    # a different result is returned by coin_flip()
     while coin_flip() == first_flip:
         flips = flips + 1
     # Increment the flip tally once more to account for the
diff --git a/ch08-conditional-logic/8c-challenge-simulate-a-coin-toss-experiment.py b/ch08-conditional-logic/8c-challenge-simulate-a-coin-toss-experiment.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 
 def single_trial():
-    """Simulate repeatedly a coing  until both heads and tails are seen."""
+    """Simulate repeatedly flipping a coin until both heads and tails are seen."""
     # This function uses random.randint() to simulate a single coin toss.
-    # randing(0, 1) randomly returns 0 or 1 with equal probability. We can
+    # randint(0, 1) randomly returns 0 or 1 with equal probability. We can
     # use 0 to represent heads and 1 to represent tails.
 
     # Flip the coin the first time
diff --git a/ch08-conditional-logic/9a-challenge-simulate-an-election.py b/ch08-conditional-logic/9a-challenge-simulate-an-election.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     else:
         votes_for_B = votes_for_B + 1
 
-    # Determine who wins the erd region
+    # Determine who wins the 3rd region
     if random() < 0.17:
         votes_for_A = votes_for_A + 1
     else:
