Program:

File name: “gpasort.py”

#Import required module

from gpa import Student

#Deine the function make_Student()

def make_Student(info_Str):

    #Make multiple assignment

    Name, Hours, Gpoints = info_Str.split("\t")

    #Return constructor

    return Student(Name, Hours, Gpoints)

#Define the function read_Students()

def read_Students(file_name):

    #Openthe input file for reading

    in_file = open(file_name, 'r')

    #Create an empty list

    Students = []

    #Create ffor loop to iterate over all lines in a file

    for line in in_file:

        #Append the line in a list

        Students.append(make_Student(line))

    #Close the input file

    in_file.close()

    #Return the list

    return Students

#Define the function write_Students()

def write_Students(Students, file_name):

    #Open output file to write

    out_file = open(file_name, 'w')

    #Create a for loop to iterate over list

    for s in Students:

        #Print output

        print("{0}\t{1}\t{2}".format(s.get_Name(), s.get_Hours(), s.getQ_Points()), file = out_file)

    #Close the output file

    out_file.close()

#Define the main() function

def main():

    #Print the string

    print("This program sorts student grade information by GPA, name, or credits.")

    #Get the input file

    file_name = 'gpa1.txt'

    #Assign the data return from read_Students()

    data = read_Students(file_name)

    #Create "while" loop

    while True:

        #Get the type

        x = (input('Type "GPA", "name", or "credits" >>>  '))

        #Check whether the type is "GPA"

        if x == 'GPA':

            #Sort the data based on the gpa

            data.sort(key=Student.gpa)

            s = "_(GPA)"

            #Use break to exit

            break

        #Check whether the type is "name"

        elif x == 'name':

            #Sort the data based on the name

            data.sort(key=Student.get_Name)

            s = "_(name)"

            #Use break to exit

            break

        #Check whether the type is "credits"

        elif x == 'credits':

            #Sort the data based on the credit points

            data.sort(key=Student.getQ_Points)

            s = "_(credits)"

            #Use break to exit

            break

        #Otherwise

        else:

            #Print the string

  print("Please try again.")

    #Assign the output file

    file_name = "GPA2" + s + ".py"

    #Writ the data into output file

    write_Students(data, file_name)

    #Print the output file

    print("The data has been written to", file_name)

#Call main() function

if __name__ == '__main__': main()

File name: “gpa.py”

#Create a class Student

class Student:

    #Define _init_() method

    def __init__(self, Name, Hours, Gpoints):

        self.Name = Name

        self.Hours = float(Hours)

        self.Gpoints = float(Gpoints)

    #Define get_Name() method

    def get_Name(self):

        #Return the name

        return self.Name

    #Define get_Hours()

    def get_Hours(self):

        #return hours

        return self.Hours

    #Define getQ_Points()

    def getQ_Points(self):

        #return grade points

        return self.Gpoints

    #Define the function gpa()

    def gpa(self):

        #return the value

        return self.Gpoints / self.Hours

#Define the function make_Student()

def make_Student(info_Str):

    #Make multiple assignment

    Name, Hours, Gpoints = info_Str.split("\t")

   #Return the constructor

    return Student(Name, Hours, Gpoints)

#Define the main() function

def main():

    #Open the input file for reading

    file_name = input("Enter the name of the grade file: ")

    in_file = open(file_name, 'r')

    #Set best to the record for the first student in the file

    best = make_Student(in_file.readline())

    #Process lines of the file using "for" loop

    for line in in_file:

        #Make the line of file into a student record

        s = make_Student(line)

        #Check whether the student is best so far

        if s.gpa() > best.gpa():

            #Assign the best student record

            best = s

    #Close the input file

    in_file.close()

    #Print information about the best student

    print("The best student is:", best.get_Name())

    print("Hours:", best.get_Hours())

    print("GPA:", best.gpa())

if __name__ == '__main__':

    #Call the main() function

    main()

Contents of “gpa1.txt”

Adams, Henry    127    228

Computewell, Susan    100    400

DibbleBit, Denny    18    41.5

Jones, Jim    48.5    155

Smith, Frank    37    125.33

Screenshot of output file “GPA2.py” before execution:

Output:

This program sorts student grade information by GPA, name, or credits.

Type "GPA", "name", or "credits" >>>  name

The data has been written to GPA2_(name).py

>>>

Screenshot of output file “GPA2_(name).py after execution:

Additional output:

This program sorts student grade information by GPA, name, or credits.

Type "GPA", "name", or "credits" >>>  GPA

The data has been written to GPA2_(GPA).py

>>>

Screenshot of output file “GPA2_(gpa).py after execution: