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Daniel Sayre
884 PointsMy sillycase works in python but not in workspace?
I put this into the python 3.6.4 and it worked fine in the shell but in workspaces I get 'Bummer! Try again!' I split up a lot of lines so each line had just 1 or 2 operations but I don't see where my error is. Please assist.
def sillycase(halfsies):
uppers=halfsies [(int(len(halfsies)/2)): ]
lowers=halfsies[ :(int(len(halfsies)/2))]
uppers=[letter.upper() for letter in uppers]
lowers=[letter.lower() for letter in lowers]
both_halfs=(lowers + uppers)
both_halfs=["".join((both_halfs)[0:-1])]
return (both_halfs)
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,269 PointsI see a few issues:
- the slice applied to the result of the "join" chops off the last letter
- the join is wrapped in brackets which makes the result a single-item list instead of a string
- the "return" statement is excessively indented
You could also make the function much more concise if you omitted the conversion to and from lists and worked directl with strings (the case conversion functions don't have to be applied to just one letter at a time). But that's not necessary to pass the challenge.
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,453 PointsYou are close. The code returns ['treeHOUS']
- remove the unnecessary slice on the argument to
join - do not put the
joininside of a list
Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!
Daniel Sayre
884 PointsThanks. I appreciate the assistance.