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Python Challenge Solution

Cecilia Rossi García
Cecilia Rossi García
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Posted by Cecilia Rossi García
Cecilia Rossi García
2,251 Points

.lower

How does adding .lower make it so that it accepts both lower and upper case answers?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,785 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,785 Points

The "lower" method converts a string to all lower-case, no matter what is was to begin with. If you do that to an input, and then compare it with a lower-case literal, then the comparison will match no matter what case the input was given in.