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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Slices sillyCase

Posted by Moses Ong
Moses Ong
889 Points

Gosh, I need help with this !

I've trouble converting first half of the integer to lowercase while the other, uppercase

sillycase.py 
def sillycase(string1):
    final_string = list(string1)

    for letters in final_string:
        final_string[::]//2 ==

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Here's a suggested approach:

  • first determine what half the length is
  • then use that with slices to get a separate first half and last half
  • then you can apply the appropriate case conversions to each
  • finally re-assemble the halves and return that resut

You could optionally combine some of the steps to reduce to number of code lines.

Christabelle Kamhere
Christabelle Kamhere
5,888 Points
Christabelle Kamhere
Christabelle Kamhere
5,888 Points

def sillycase(string): half=len(string)//2 first_half=string[:half].lower() last_half=string[half:].upper() return first_half + last_half

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

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