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Python Functional Python Functional Workhorses Filter

Posted by Thabang Richard Katlholo
Thabang Richard Katlholo
3,761 Points

i m getting Bummer: Try again on this task where am i going wrong?

Now create a variable named dt_2012 that uses filter() and is_2012 to return only the datetimes from dates that are from the year 2012.

filters.py 
import datetime

dates = [
    datetime.datetime(2012, 12, 15),
    datetime.datetime(1987, 8, 20),
    datetime.datetime(1965, 2, 28),
    datetime.datetime(2015, 4, 29),
    datetime.datetime(2012, 6, 30),
]

def is_2012(argument):
    if argument.year == 2012:
         return True
        break
dt_2012 = filter(is_2012, dates)

4 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

You really close, but a "break" is only used with a loop, and there's no loop here. Plus the indentation doesn't line up.

Just remove that line entirely and you'll pass the challenge.

Thabang Richard Katlholo
Thabang Richard Katlholo
3,761 Points
Thabang Richard Katlholo
Thabang Richard Katlholo
3,761 Points

i did what you advised @Steven Parker but i still get the error

Thabang Richard Katlholo
Thabang Richard Katlholo
3,761 Points
Thabang Richard Katlholo
Thabang Richard Katlholo
3,761 Points

just tried it and it worked i don't know what was wrong at first

gustavoalvarado
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gustavoalvarado
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Thabang Richard Katlholo I looked at Steven Parker's advice (thanks by the way) and i fixed my code this way

import datetime

dates = [
    datetime.datetime(2012, 12, 15),
    datetime.datetime(1987, 8, 20),
    datetime.datetime(1965, 2, 28),
    datetime.datetime(2015, 4, 29),
    datetime.datetime(2012, 6, 30),
]
# Part 1
def is_2012(argument):
    if argument.year == 2012:
# The last mistake that made me lose patience and look for help, i typed
# datetime.datetime.year instead of argument.year
        return True
    else:
        return False

And thanks to you Thabang Richard Katlholo, your code also helped mine.