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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Slices sillyCase

Kaci Jenkins
Kaci Jenkins
860 Points
Posted by Kaci Jenkins
Kaci Jenkins
860 Points

I give up!

I have asked for help regarding this already, and I have tried it so many different ways, I just have no idea what is wrong or how to fix it.

sillycase.py 
def sillycase(treehouse):
    string = treehouse
    word = treehouse
    letters = len(word)
    numbers = (int(letters))/2
    word1 = word[:int(numbers)].lower()
    word2 = word[int(numnbers):].upper()

return(word1 + word2)

1 Answer

Andreas cormack
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Andreas cormack
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Andreas cormack
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Andreas cormack
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,011 Points

Hi Kaci

couple of things, you have declared a variable called string but have not used it, if I were you I would stay away from such variable declarations. I think if you indent your return statement the code should work. I have re written your code although it could be refactored to about 3 lines. See below

def sillycase(treehouse):
    letters = len(treehouse)
    numbers = letters/2
    word1 = treehouse[:int(numbers)]
    word2 = treehouse[int(numbers):]
    return word1.lower()+word2.upper()