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shawn007
15,408 PointsEOFError: EOF when reading a line
Not sure what is wrong. Tested this in vs.code: All possible inputs return an absolute path from root. Confirming that the path from root to relative are correct. Also if input was not an absolute path it will do get_root() again.
import pathlib
import os
def get_root():
root = pathlib.PurePath(
input("What's the full path where you'd like the project? ")
)
if not root.is_absolute():
return get_root()
test = pathlib.PurePath(root)
pwd = os.getcwd()
if f'{pwd}' == f'{root}' or test.is_relative_to(pwd):
return root
elif f'{pwd}' != f'{root}':
return os.path.abspath(f'{os.getcwd()}{root}')
3 Answers
Steven Parker
230,274 PointsRemember when testing in an external IDE, it can only confirm the absence of syntax errors but cannot detect if the objectives are being met.
In this case, the instructions say "The function should always return an absolute path", which implies that the function should no longer call itself or ask for input a 2nd time.
shawn007
15,408 PointsOk, I'm still having trouble. I get "Got a changed absolute path from an absolute path".
I input the following:
/Users/shawn/teamtreehouse <--- True absolute from root.
Users/shawn/teamtreehouse <--- not absolute, missing '/'
/something/something <-- relative but comes out absolute
something/something <-- bad relative but comes out absolute
All comes out as current working directory path with relative path or just the current directory path.
import pathlib
import os
def get_root():
pwd = os.getcwd()
root = pathlib.PurePath(
input("What's the full path where you'd like the project? ")
)
if not root.is_absolute():
if f'{pwd}' == f'/{root}':
return f'/{root}'
else:
return f'{pwd}/{root}'
if f'{pwd}' == f'{root}':
return f'{root}'
if f'{pwd}' != f'{root}':
return f'{pwd}{root}'
Steven Parker
230,274 PointsRemember the instructions also say "You can assume that the path is relative from the current working directory." So if anything is entered that is not absolute, consider it relative to the current directory and then convert that into absolute.
shawn007
15,408 PointsI have from the input test examples I have shown.
shawn007
15,408 Pointsshawn007
15,408 PointsI'll try to figure out "always return an absolute path". I'll keep you posted.
Steven Parker
230,274 PointsSteven Parker
230,274 PointsAs the instructions also say, "if the path is relative, change it into an absolute path".
Steven Parker
230,274 PointsSteven Parker
230,274 PointsWhen the test
if not root.is_absoluteis not true, the path is absolute and should be returned without modification. But the revised code is still making other tests and may modify the path or possibly not return anything at all.shawn007
15,408 Pointsshawn007
15,408 PointsWell after you mentioned "possibly not return anything at all", I noticed that if someone inputs nothing, I'll get a '.' which I'd fixed later. But, It wasn't enough to pass the problem. I had to step back and rethink my code. Turns out it was silly simple and the code challenge didn't care if the path was from root or not. The cause of my troubles was the wording of get_root(). I made all these 'if' statements to try and catch if the path will come from actual root and make sure to return a path that is true from root to the given input. Lots of unnecessary headaches.
Thanks again for the help!!!