PyPro #14 Median of Three Values

Median of Three Values in Python: A Python program to calculate median of three values.

Median of Three Values in Python

# MEDIAN OF THREE VALUES
 
# A program to calculate median of three values. The program should contain two functions; one for computing the median; the other a main program that reads 3 numbers and displays the median
 
# The median value is the middle of the three values when they are sorted into ascending order.
 
# Input: 3 numbers
# Output: median of the three numbers
# Also, ensure that your file when imported into another file doesn't trigger your program automatically
 
# THOUGHT PROCESS: Devise two functions: one for computing the median of three supplied numbers and returning the median; second the main function to take three numbers as input, pass them to the median calculating function, and then display the returned median.
 
 
def medianOf(num1, num2, num3):
    if num1 < num2 < num3 or num3 < num2 < num1:
    	return num2
    if num1 < num3 < num2 or num2 < num3 < num1:
    	return num3
    else:
    	return num1
     
def mainProgram():
    number1 = int(input("Enter first number: "))
    number2 = int(input("Enter second number: "))
    number3 = int(input("Enter third number: "))
    
    median = medianOf(number1, number2, number3)
    
    print("Median of", str(number1), str(number2), str(number3), "is:", median)
 
# if the file has been run directly AND not been imported, call the main function   
if __name__ == "__main__":
    mainProgram()

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