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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Slices sillyCase

Ong Jia Rui
Ong Jia Rui
1,731 Points
Posted by Ong Jia Rui
Ong Jia Rui
1,731 Points

Weird Error

Bummer! HeMGIUPhpaNuftcWKYXTGJDYSSQMOVBKANZ;;;hemgiuphpanuftcwkYXTGJDYSSQMOVBKANZ Restart

sillycase.py 
def sillycase(word):
    mid = int(len(word)/2)
    new_word = [0, 1]
    new_word[0] = word[:mid-1]
    new_word[1] = (word[mid-1:]).upper()
    return "".join(new_word)
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You might want to report that one to Support.

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

I think the string before the semi-colons is what your function is producing and the string after is what it's expecting.

I'll let the staff know that it's not formatted properly.

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

The error message has been fixed. It will now read "Didn't get the right output from sillycase." for the code that you have.

2 Answers

Andrew Voitsekhovskyy
Andrew Voitsekhovskyy
3,523 Points
Andrew Voitsekhovskyy
Andrew Voitsekhovskyy
3,523 Points

Firstly try

mid = int(len(word)/2.0)
Jason Anello
PLUS
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi Ong Jia Rui ,

Try tracing through your code with the example "Treehouse" string and see if you get the expected result of "treeHOUSE"

See if you're slicing at the correct index.

Also, you're upper-casing the second half but what about the first half?