add starter functions

Author: CheezItMan

function_a.py

@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
-# Taken From
-# Iterating Over Data
-# Problem-Set While Loops #11
-def silly_sum():
-    """ reads numbers from the user (use input_int) 
-        summing as we go until either
-        the user enters 0, or
-        the sum reaches or exceeds 1000
+def most_common_value(number_list):
+    """ returns the most common element of the list
     """
     pass
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    silly_sum()
+    nums = [1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 7, 8, 2, 1, 3]
+    print(f"Most common value = {most_common_value(nums)}")

function_b.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Taken From
+# Iterating Over Data
+# Problem-Set While Loops #11
+def silly_sum():
+    """ reads numbers from the user (use input_int) 
+        summing as we go until either
+        the user enters 0, or
+        the sum reaches or exceeds 1000
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(f"Answer = {silly_sum()}")

function_c.py

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+def merge_lists(list_a, list_b):
+    """ Returns a new list which is
+        a combination of list_a and list_b
+        without any duplicate elements.
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(merge_lists([1, 1, 2, 3], [3, 4, 5]))

function_d.py

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+def max_value(numbers):
+    """ This function returns the largest number
+        in the list.
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(max_value([1, 12, 2, 42, 8, 3]))