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Python

bright chibuike
bright chibuike
3,245 Points
Posted by bright chibuike
bright chibuike
3,245 Points

instances objective 1

what could be the answer to this question . here is my code i have written:

def combiner(data): data =["apple",5.2,"dog",8] data1 = data[::2] data2 =data[1::2] if isinstance(data1,(str)) ==True and isinstance(data2,(int,float)) ==True: return sum(data1,data2)

instances.py 
def combiner(data):
    data =["apple",5.2,"dog",8]
    data1 = data[::2]
    data2 =data[1::2]
    if isinstance(data1,(str)) ==True and isinstance(data2,(int,float)) ==True:
        return sum(data1,data2)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

Here's a few hints:

  • don't overwrite the data with a literal, use the "data" as provided by the caller
  • don't make any assumptions about the contents or order that the provided data will have
  • you can expect the actual test data will not be the same as the example that was shown
  • you will probably need a loop and probably not need slices