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Python

what is my mistake?

from a task in object-oriented python,construction zones, i keep getting the error message that it is incorrect output.

morse.py
class Letter:
    def __init__(self, pattern=None):
        self.pattern = pattern

    def __iter__(self):
        yield from self.pattern

    def __str__(self):
        output = []
        for blip in self:
            if blip == '.':
                output.append('dot')
            else:
                output.append('dash')
        return '-'.join(output)

    @classmethod
    def from_string(cls, strings):
        morse = strings.split('_')
        patterns = (['_', '.'])
        for word in morse:
            if patterns == 'dot':
                word.append('.')
            elif patterns == 'dash':
                word.append('_')
        return cls(patterns)        

class S(Letter):
    def __init__(self):
         pattern = ['.', '.', '.']
         super().__init__(pattern)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,786 Points

You clearly have the right idea, but:

  • you probably meant to split on hyphens ("-") instead of underscores ("_")
  • the "patterns" should start out as an empty list
  • you'll want to compare against "word" and append to "patterns" (instead of vice-versa)

Fix those issues and you should pass!

Thanks i managed to figure it out. There was also an issue of indentation it would seem but it all worked out.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,786 Points

Khumo Setlhabi — the indentation on your code looks good to me as-is. But now that I take a closer look, the spacing on that "class S" code looks funny. But they supplied it like that, and I didn't have to change it to make it work.

Anyway, glad I could help. You can mark a question solved by choosing a "best answer".
And happy coding!