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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Tuples Stringcases

Posted by Gerard Nwazk
Gerard Nwazk
Courses Plus Student 2,833 Points

Please where am i getting it wrong? it worked fine on my ide but not here. please correct me...

Challenge Task 1 of 1

Create a function named stringcases that takes a single string but returns a tuple of different string formats. The formats should be: All uppercase All lowercase Titlecased (first letter of each word is capitalized) Reversed There are str methods for all but the last one.

stringcases.py 
def stringcases(string_arg):
    to_upper = str(string_arg).upper()
    to_lower = str(string_arg).lower()
    to_tcase = str(string_arg)[:1].upper() + str(string_arg)[1:].lower()
    to_reverse = string_arg[::-1]
    all_to_topule = to_upper, to_lower, to_tcase, to_reverse
    return all_to_topule

3 Answers

Oszkár Fehér
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Hi Gee Your code it's not accepted just because of to_tcase variable It capitalize just the first word You can loop trough the string and capitalize every word and rejoined ex.

to_tcase = ' '.join([item.capitalize() for item in string_arg.split()])

This will solve the problem. Also you don't need to use str() method for the argument, it's already a string I hope this will help you out Happy coding

Vanessa Van Gilder
Vanessa Van Gilder
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Vanessa Van Gilder
Vanessa Van Gilder
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FYI, you don't need to put str before everything since the argument is already a string. Also, the best way to handle the title case issue is 

to_tcase = string_arg.title()
Gerard Nwazk
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Gerard Nwazk
Courses Plus Student 2,833 Points
Gerard Nwazk
Gerard Nwazk
Courses Plus Student 2,833 Points

Thanks Fehér... neva saw that coming. i now know what to do...