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Python

Posted by Carlos Guzman
Carlos Guzman
1,300 Points

Producing incorrect result

Producing 'kenNETH' instead of 'kennETH'.

def sillycase(string):
    first_half = string[:len(string) // 2].lower()
    last_half = string[(string) // 2:].upper()
    return first_half + last_half

print(sillycase("kenneth"))

1 Answer

Carlos Guzman
Carlos Guzman
1,300 Points

I've solved the problem.

It appears that: len(string) // 2 returns the integer division of the length. Which was the reason I didn't have to include round in my first coding example. I fixed this by using round and a regular division expression.

Answer:

def sillycase(string):
    first_half = string[:round(len(string)/2)].lower()
    last_half = string[round(len(string)/2):].upper()
    return first_half + last_half

print(sillycase("kenneth"))