# Convert a number to a roman numeral. # # If you are interested in roman numerals check out my other post to convert roman numerals back to numbers # python script that takes roman numerals and generates numbers. # # To increase your life time of knowledge read up on roman numerals: # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals def ConvertNumberToRomanNumeral(number): roman_numeral_result = "" # Roman numeral dict. Place approved roman numeral key:value pairs # in the dict and they will be used. roman_numerals = { 1:"I", 4:"IV", 5:"V", 9:"IX", 10:"X", 40:"XL", 50:"L", 90:"XC", 100:"C", 400:"CD", 500:"D", 900:"CM", 1000:"M"} # Iterate from highest to lowest through the roman numerals. for numeral_value in sorted(roman_numerals.keys(), reverse=True): # Continue replacing large roman numerals while the number is # high enough. while (number >= numeral_value): # Build the Roman Numeral string. roman_numeral_result += roman_numerals[numeral_value] # Decrease the working number by the roman numeral value just # added to the roman numeral result. number -= numeral_value return roman_numeral_result print(ConvertNumberToRomanNumeral(1444)) print(ConvertNumberToRomanNumeral(3888)) print(ConvertNumberToRomanNumeral(3999)) # my output: # MCDXLIV # MMMDCCCLXXXVIII # MMMCMXCIX
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
Python - Roman Numeral Generator
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