Lesson 6.9 · Write it

Seat finder

A whole programPython or Java8 tests, 6 of them hidden

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The seating plan for an exam hall is saved in seats.csv. Each line of the file is one row of desks, from the front, and holds the names of the students in that row, from the left, with a comma between each name. Write a program that reads a name typed in and says where that student sits.

Read the name, then read the file into a list of rows, each row a list of its names.
If the name is in the plan, print Row and the row number, then , seat and the seat number, such as Row 2, seat 3. The front row is row 1, and the leftmost seat is seat 1.
If the name is not in the plan, print Not seated, once.
Rows can have different numbers of seats. An empty seat is an empty field, such as the middle of Ana,,Cy. A name appears at most once, has no commas, and never starts or ends with a space. The name typed in is never empty.
The last line may or may not end with a line end. There is no header line.

Your program is run several times, each time in a folder that holds only the files shown for that run.

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Examples

Your program is run 8 times: the 2 examples below, and 6 hidden ones that check the rules above. Only what it prints is checked. Each run starts in an empty folder that holds only the files shown for it.

Hu is in the middle of the third row (rule 2)
You type
1. typed: Hu
It prints
```
Row 3, seat 2
```
Files in its folder
seats.csv
```
Ana,Bo,Cy
Dee,Eli,Fay
Gil,Hu,Ivo
```
Fay is the last name on that line (rule 2)
You type
1. typed: Fay
It prints
```
Row 2, seat 3
```
Files in its folder
seats.csv
```
Ana,Bo,Cy
Dee,Eli,Fay
```

solution.pySolution.java

# Read each line with input(), then print what the question asks for.

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