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Python Functional Python Functional Workhorses Map

Andy McDonald
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Andy McDonald
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Andy McDonald
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Trouble counting backwards

I don't understand why my code isn't counting backwards.

maps.py 
backwards = [
    'tac',
    'esuoheerT',
    'htenneK',
    [5, 4, 3, 2, 1],
]
def reverse(var):
    answer =[]
    for itera in var:
        print(itera)
        for i in range(len(itera), -1):
            print(len(itera))
            answer.append(itera[i])
    answer = "".join(answer)
    return answer

print(reverse(backwards))

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Here are a few hints:

  • the instructions ask for a function "that takes a single iterable item", not all of them at once
  • the function only needs to return the result, it doesn't need to print anything
  • in a range, you must specify a "stop" value along with a "step"
  • this code mismatches lists and strings, you might want to convert (split) the string first
  • do you remember slices? They might provide an even easier way to do this task