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Posted by Dean Osborne
Dean Osborne
3,775 Points

Parameters and Tuples - Extra Credit

At the end of this course there is a extra credit task. Although it is not required for it to be completed, I would still like to complete it. (a chance to practice what I've learnt) the given task is as follows: Write a function that accepts a Dictionary as parameter and returns a named tuple. The dictionary should contain the following keys: title, artist and album.

Now, I feel comfortable to create a function and return a named tuple but I'm struggling to work a dictionary into this. Also i don't understand how I would print out a string such as "Currently playing is (Title) Dream by (Artist) Imagine Dragons" without Title and Artist showing in the string.

Does anyone else feel a bit overwhelmed by this 'Extra credit' challenge or is it just me?

Michael Gardiner
Michael Gardiner
4,282 Points

agreed, I also find this overwhelming

Jay Tillman
Jay Tillman
2,424 Points

Agreed. And what is the function of this function supposed to be? This is a poorly conceived exercise.