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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Slices sillyCase

Greg Maddox
Greg Maddox
1,471 Points
Posted by Greg Maddox
Greg Maddox
1,471 Points

having a lot of problems with the consistency of the modules and what im getting in the python shell.

This is the second module that i have had write answers in the python shell, but get a "didn't get the right value", or "Try again" in the comments. not sure what the deal is.

sillycase.py 
def sillycase(string1):
    str_length = len(string1)
    if (str_length % 2) == 0:
        first = string1[:(int(str_length / 2))].lower()
        last = string1[-int((str_length / 2)):].upper()
        word = first + last
        print(word)
    else:
        first = string1[:int((str_length // 2))].lower()
        last = string1[-(int((str_length // 2)+1)):].upper()
        word = first + last
        print(word)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

It looks like you're pretty close, here's a few hints:

  • one method will work for all cases, even and odd lengths don't need to be handled separately
  • the function should return the modified word
  • you won't need to "print" anything
  • you can make the code more compact ("DRY") by computing half the length to start with