Im looking to convert horse racing distances in python. For example i want to convert '7F' to 1400m as 1 furlong is 200m. The same goes for miles, 1m needs to be 1600m. so when there is 1m 1/2f i want to convert that to 1700m.
can anyone help me figure this out please?
I'm relatively new to Python, but this should work. It prints the total distance in meters and takes in user input about the # of furlongs and # of miles.
def total_meters(furlong,miles):
total = ((furlong * 200) + (miles * 1600))
print(f'Total distance in meters is: {total}')
a = float(input("Enter # of furlongs:"))
b = float(input("Enter # of miles:"))
total_meters(a,b)
Well you just make a function that can convert your length. Simply take the equation and translate that in python:
def F_to_m(l):
""" returns the converted length from F to m using l * length in meter / length in F """
You should be able to figure out what formula to use in each function. Just use a proportionality table to know what you multiply and divide by to find the final length.