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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types Specific Index value

George Dinmore
George Dinmore
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Posted by George Dinmore
George Dinmore
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Task one of two, passed, come onto task one of two, its saying Task one is no longer passing. Please help? Confused!

In task one was var_one, which passed. I then wrote var_two, and var_one no longer passes. Confused as hell now, considering it worked first time. Please help?

index.py 
var_one = ["h", "e", "l", "l", "o", "t"]
var_one.index("t")

var_two = ["hellet"]
var_two.index("-2")

1 Answer

stjarnan
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Hi George,

First they want you to put the string 't' at index-position number 5 in the var_one list, right? Exactly what you did, great!

Then on the second task, they want you to put the string 'e' at index-position -2 in the list var_two. You only had one string here called 'hellet'. You do not need the var_one.index() part.

I hope that helps :)

Jonas

George Dinmore
George Dinmore
518 Points
George Dinmore
George Dinmore
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That was very helpful, with me watching the previous video as well.

I was thinking the same way as var_one, but i completely forgot about the other way.