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Project overview
In this project, you’ll take on the role of a restaurant owner looking to build an application for customers to directly order food. The app should display available menu options with prices, and allow users to add or remove items, modify quantities, and view their cart total.
You’ll leverage your Python skills to bring this app to life, using dictionaries to associate menu items with prices and quantities, loops to calculate order totals, and functions to handle the core ordering system. Through hands-on practice, you’ll gain valuable experience in applying Python fundamentals to solve a real-world business need.
Objective: Use Python dictionaries, loops, and functions to develop an interactive food ordering app, providing a seamless user experience from menu viewing to final checkout.
Key skill required
To complete this project, it's recommended to build these foundational skills in Python
- Creating and updating Python dictionaries
- Defining and utilizing custom functions in Python
- Implementing loops and control flow logic in Python
- Using fundamental Python syntax and data types
Projects steps
Step 1: Building a Food Ordering Application
Step 2: Defining the Global Variables
Step 3: Displaying the Menu
Step 4: Add Menu Items to the Cart
Step 5: Removing Items from the Cart
Step 6: Modifying Item Quantities in the Cart
Step 7: Viewing Cart Contents
Step 8: Checking Out
Step 9: Prompting for User Input
Step 10: Building the Ordering Loop
Step 11: Testing the Application
Step 12: Next Steps
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