Hey everyone,

Continuing along my journey with learning Python - trying to get through this list of beginner projects(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TyqD2_oDtiQIh_Y55J5RfeA91JJECc97xYIKM112H9I/edit) and I just completed the coin estimator by weight (https://www.reddit.com/r/beginnerprojects/comments/1idqw1/project_coin_estimator_by_weight/). Here is what I came up with for my solution:

dime_weight = int(input('How much do all your dimes weigh in grams? '))
nickel_weight = int(input('How much do all your nickels weigh in grams? '))
quarter_weight = int(input('How much do all your quarters weigh grams? '))
penny_weight  = int(input('How much do all your pennies weigh in grams? '))

dime_count = round(dime_weight / 2.268)
nickel_count = round(nickel_weight / 5)
quarter_count = round(quarter_weight / 5.670)
penny_count = round(penny_weight / 2.500)

print('you have '   str(dime_count)   ' dimes')
print('you have '   str(nickel_count)   ' nickels')
print('you have '   str(quarter_count)   ' quarters')
print('you have '   str(penny_count)   ' pennies')

dime_wrapper = round(dime_count / 50)
if dime_wrapper < 1:
    dime_wrapper = 1
nickel_wrapper = round(nickel_count / 40)
if nickel_wrapper < 1:
    nickel_wrapper = 1
quarter_wrapper = round(quarter_count / 40)
if quarter_wrapper < 1:
    quarter_wrapper = 1
penny_wrapper =  round(penny_count / 50)
if penny_wrapper < 1:
    penny_wrapper = 1

print('You need '   str(dime_wrapper)   ' wrappers for your dimes')
print('You need '   str(nickel_wrapper)   ' wrappers for your nickels')
print('You need '   str(quarter_wrapper)   ' wrappers for your quarters')
print('You need '   str(penny_wrapper)   ' wrappers for your pennies')

total_value = (dime_count * .10)   (nickel_count * .05)   (quarter_count * .25)   (penny_count * .01)
print('You have '   str(total_value)   ' dollars worth of coins.')

Overall this one didn't seem too challenging, it was just a matter of setting/calculating variables correctly. What are some improvements I could make? Maybe I am converting my variables to strings too often and/or using string variable string where I don't need to? I don't really like what I did with the

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if dime_wrapper < 1:
    dime_wrapper = 1

part of the program.. I did this because if I entered a value that resulted in less than the amount of coins needed to fill a single roll, it would say I needed 0 rolls. However, now someone can enter 0 for their weight of a coin and the program will still suggest they need 1 roll. I thought about using an if elic statement, but started getting stuck.. currently my brain is thinking something like:

if dime_count == 0:
    dime_wrapper = 0
elif dime_weight > 0:
    dime_wrapper = round(dime_count / 50)
if dime_wrapper < 1 and dime_count > 0:
    dime_wrapper = 1

That way if there are no dimes, it sets dime_wrapper to 0, if there are dimes, it calculates how many wrappers are needed. If the number of coins dont fill 1 wrapper, but are more than 0, then it sets the dime_wrapper to 1...

I haven't tested this latest part yet, starting to confuse myself!

Anyways, looking for any feedback - as always, very much appreciated.

Take care,