from dataclasses import dataclass from typing import Optional MEASUREMENTS = ( 199, 200, 208, 210, 200, 207, 240, 269, 260, 263, ) @dataclass class Sonar: last: Optional[int] = None def calc_measurement(self, new_measurement: int): if self.last is None: direction = 'N/A no previous measurement' else: if self.last < new_measurement: direction = 'increased' else: direction = 'decreased' print(f'{new_measurement}: {direction}') self.last = new_measurement def main(): sonar = Sonar() for measurement in MEASUREMENTS: sonar.calc_measurement(measurement) if __name__ == '__main__': main()