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Python

Yuqing Lu
Yuqing Lu
7,032 Points
Posted by Yuqing Lu
Yuqing Lu
7,032 Points

can anyone suggest what I did wrong in this code

I tried it in PyCharm and it worked, however, not here, maybe the requirement is different in the challenge?

instances.py 
def combiner(list):
    string = ""
    number = 0
    for member in list:
        if isinstance(member, int):
            number += member
        elif isinstance(member, str):
            string += member
    return string + str(number)

1 Answer

Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points
Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points

You're very close :-)

def combiner(list):
    string = ""
    number = 0
    for member in list:
        if isinstance(member, (float, int)):  # change this line
            number += member
        elif isinstance(member, str):
            string += member
    return string + str(number)
Yuqing Lu
Yuqing Lu
7,032 Points
Yuqing Lu
Yuqing Lu
7,032 Points

Henrik, thank you so much!