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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dungeon Game Line endings

Posted by John Davis
John Davis
16,469 Points

mapping.py - not sure why this code is not passing the challenge

I don't get it. As far as I can tell - this code should loop through and do what is asked for in the challenge - but it is not passing. I know I am missing something, but I can not figure out what it is.

mapping.py 
TILES = ('-', ' ', '-', ' ', '-', '||',
         '_', '|', '_', '|', '_', '|', '||',
         '&', ' ', '_', ' ', '||',
         ' ', ' ', ' ', '^', ' ', '||'
)


for tile in TILES:
    if tile != "||":
        print(tile, end="")
    else:
        print(end="")
John Davis
John Davis
16,469 Points

I finally passed with this code:

for tile in TILES:
    if tile == '||':
        print()
    else:
        print(tile, end="")

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,657 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,657 Points

That print statement that had no contents but set "end" to an empty string became a no-op (a "do nothing").

But the print statement with no contents at all still puts out a blank line.

John Davis
John Davis
16,469 Points

Thanks for the input. I appreciate your time, Steven.