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Sara Watson
Courses Plus Student 3,713 PointsHow would you use slices in this solution?
The challenge stated that slices might come in handy for this solution. Does anyone have a solution for this challenge that uses slices? I don't understand how to do that in the context of this challenge.
This is my working multiply function, without using slices:
def multiply(*args):
product = None
for arg in args:
if product:
product *= arg
else:
product = arg
return product
1 Answer
Elad Ohana
24,456 PointsHi Sara,
Here is my solution:
def multiply(*args):
product = args[0] . # starts with the first item
for arg in args[1:]: # skip the first item for multiplications
product *= arg
return product
This reduces the need to compare the 'product' variable on each iteration. Hope this helps!
Elad
Sara Watson
Courses Plus Student 3,713 PointsSara Watson
Courses Plus Student 3,713 PointsWow, I understand now. That makes total sense. Thank you!