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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dungeon Game Line endings

Lukas Coffey
Lukas Coffey
20,382 Points
Posted by Lukas Coffey
Lukas Coffey
20,382 Points

Have tried multiple solutions, will not pass (Didn't get the right output)

I have tried multiple ways to solve this challenge and can not get it to work. I have looked and tried all the different ways I found on the community, and none of those will work either. I am getting the "Bummer! Didn't get the right output" error.

mapping.py 
TILES = ('-', ' ', '-', ' ', '-', '||',
         '_', '|', '_', '|', '_', '|', '||',
         '&', ' ', '_', ' ', '||',
         ' ', ' ', ' ', '^', ' ', '||'
)

for tile in TILES:
    if tile == "||":
        line_end = "\n"
        output = "\n"
        print(output, end=line_end)
    else:
        line_end = ""
        print(tile, end=line_end)

2 Answers

Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner
23,559 Points

The issue here is that the print function in Python 3 automatically defaults to 

print('', end="\n")

so when you are calling 

print("\n", end="\n")

you are adding an extra line. Changing the function call to 

print('', end="\n")
# or even simply
print()

will give you a pass on the challenge and achieve the expected result:

- - -
_|_|_|
& _ 
   ^

in your console

Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner
23,559 Points

of course you wont need the 

line_end = "\n"
output = "\n"

on your double pipe check either.

Lukas Coffey
Lukas Coffey
20,382 Points
Lukas Coffey
Lukas Coffey
20,382 Points

Thanks guys, I'm not sure why but other people got it right with different code! That worked though!

Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner
23,559 Points

No problem. The thing that's hard to remember, sometimes, is that there are usually many, many ways to do the same thing. You were right on track for one of those ways, it just took a little finessing to get it the rest of the way.