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Python Customizing Django Templates Building Custom Filters Reverse Text Filter

Posted by wisdom mapeka
wisdom mapeka
25,213 Points

django template

Challenge Task 1 of 2

Create a function called "reverse_text" that takes a string as an argument, and returns a string with those words reversed. So reverse_text("balloon") should return "noollab".

code_challenges/templatetags/extras.py 
from django import template

register = template.Library()


def reverse_text("balloon"):
    return "balloon"[::-1]

I tried the above , but the code is not working, I am not sure whats wrong with the code.

1 Answer

Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Hi Wisdom,

You can't define a function like that - it needs to take arguments that are variables, not string literals.

The idea is to create a function that takes any string and reverses it. You've created an example that reverses "balloon" only. Replace that string literal with a variable (call it word, or string, or whatever you want), and this should pass. Then you can call your function like this:

reverse_text("I can put whatever text I want in here!")