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Python Write Better Python Cleaner Code Function and Class Whitespace

Ozaveshe Balogun
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Ozaveshe Balogun
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I still get error message after implementing the white space as instructed. what am i doing wrong?

Hi guys. what am I doing wrong here?

def first_function(arg1): return 'arg1 is {}'.format(arg1)

def second_function(arg1): return 'arg1 is {}'.format(arg1)

class MyClass: args = [1, 2, 3]

def class_func(self):
    return self.args
starter.py 
def first_function(arg1):
    return 'arg1 is {}'.format(arg1)


def second_function(arg1):
    return 'arg1 is {}'.format(arg1)


class MyClass:
    args = [1, 2, 3]

    def class_func(self):
        return self.args
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

To display the code so that the spacing can be seen, edit it and apply Markdown formatting.

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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While it doesn't show up here, the message "blank line contains whitespace" probably means that one (or more) of the lines that appear blank here actually has one or more spaces or tabs on it in the challenge.

Click on the far right on each "blank" line, and if the cursor stops away from the far left side, backspace to remove the extra character(s).

Ozaveshe Balogun
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Ozaveshe Balogun
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Ozaveshe Balogun
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Ozaveshe Balogun
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just implemented. I get error message like: Your file has 1 error(s) on line(s) 11: blank line contains whitespace.

def first_function(arg1):
    return 'arg1 is {}'.format(arg1)


def second_function(arg1):
    return 'arg1 is {}'.format(arg1)


class MyClass:
    args = [1, 2, 3]

    def class_func(self):
        return self.args
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

Well, it wouldn't cause a problem in actual practice, but this particular exercise is about precise use of spacing.
Happy coding!