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Mathew Yangang
4,433 Pointsnot sure what I am missing here
I don't know why my code not passing
class Letter:
def __init__(self, pattern=None):
self.pattern = pattern
def __str__(self):
output = "" #empty string to add items inside
for letter in self.pattern: # looping through each letter in the pattern attribute
if letter == ".": # checking if letter is "."
output.append("dot") # If check is true, add it to the empty list
elif letter == "_": # checking if lettet is "_"
output.append("dash") # check is true, add it to the empty list
return "_".join("output") # join the two results to come up with the desired output
class S(Letter):
def __init__(self):
pattern = ['.', '.', '.']
super().__init__(pattern)
1 Answer

Greg Kaleka
39,019 PointsHey Matthew,
Three issues with your code:
- You have the right idea starting with an empty output, but your
join
method use gives away that ouput shouldn't start out as a string - it should be a list. Then we can join it together into a string and return it. - Your return line is joining the literal string "output", not the variable
output
. You also need to join with hyphens, not underscores, per the instructions. - Your return line is inside the loop. Watch your indentation!
Let me know if that makes sense!
Cheers
-Greg
Mathew Yangang
4,433 PointsMathew Yangang
4,433 PointsThanks Greg, makes perfect sense