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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Functions

Posted by Jassim Alhatem
Jassim Alhatem
20,883 Points

i don't know why, but i cant get upper case letters in this code for some reason.

def Word ( Name ): Value = Name.upper() number_chars = len(Name) result = Name + "!" * number_chars print(result)

Word("im bad at defining")

3 Answers

Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points
Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points

Jassim,

First - Good move testing out your code :thumbsup:

Your issue is that you're just not using the variable that you put the upper() value into - you're still using Name, when you put it into Value.

Also, it is common to upper case a variable name for Classes only.

You might want to consider changing your code:

# your code with caps and using Value
def Word ( Name ): 
    Value = Name.upper() 
    number_chars = len(Name) 
    result = Value + "!" * number_chars 
    print(result)

Word("im bad at defining")

# Maybe consider something like:
def word ( name ): 
    value = name.upper() 
    number_chars = len(name) 
    result = value + "!" * number_chars 
    print(result)

word("im bad at defining")

# Just for fun - the code can be condensed to a 1 liner
def word(name): 
    print(name.upper() + ("!" * len(name))) 

word("im bad at defining")

# output from all above 
IM BAD AT DEFINING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
frozenaught
frozenaught
4,849 Points
frozenaught
frozenaught
4,849 Points

Hello @jassim Al-Hatem, I think it is because you are assigning Name +'!' to result. Instead I think you want to assign Value + '!' to result as Value is the uppercase version of the Name variable.

Jassim Alhatem
Jassim Alhatem
20,883 Points
Jassim Alhatem
Jassim Alhatem
20,883 Points

oh alrighty i get now. thanks alot. you guys are great :).