Question

Q2. Ask the user for the scores of students in a class . Output the second highest score. Sample: Enter number of students : 5 Enter scores: 10 20 50 40 90 The second highest score was 50 Note: You may assume all scores are distinct . Also for this problem you are not allowed to use the .sort() function in lists.

Answer 1

n = int(input("Enter number of students : "))
scores = []

print("Enter scores: ")
for i in range(n):
scores.append(int(input()))
maxScore = scores[0]
secondMaxScore = 0
for i in range(1,n,+1):
if maxScore <= scores[i]:
secondMaxScore = maxScore
maxScore = scores[i]
elif secondMaxScore < scores[i]:
secondMaxScore = scores[i]
  
print("The second highest score was: "+str(secondMaxScore))
  

Output:

sh-4.3$ python3 main.py                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Enter number of students : 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Enter scores:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

40                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

90                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

The second highest score was: 50

ExecuteShare Code main.py x 1 n int(input ("Enter number of students : ")) 2 scores [] 4 print("Enter scores: ") 5 - for i in range (n): 6 7 maxScore scores [] 8 secondMaxScore0 9 for i in range (1,n,+1): scores.append(int (input ())) if maxScore (s scores[i]: secondMaxScore maxScore maxScore scores[i] elif secondMaxScorescores [i]: 4. secondMaxScorescores[i] 6 print("The second highest score was: "+str (secondMaxScore)) 7 8