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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Functions

Posted by Caleb Newell
Caleb Newell
12,562 Points

what is wrong with my code. and how do i fix it?

def yell(text): text = text.upper() number_of_characters = len(text)
result = text + "!" * (number_of_characters // 2) print(result)

yell = ("You are doing great")
yell = ("Don't forget to ask for help")
yell = ("Don't Repeat Yourself. Keep things DRY")
Cameron-Lee Rothenburg
Cameron-Lee Rothenburg
4,415 Points
Cameron-Lee Rothenburg
Cameron-Lee Rothenburg
4,415 Points

I believe you are setting a variable called yell. You need to call a function. 

yell("text to shout")
Caleb Newell
Caleb Newell
12,562 Points

thanks. i will try

2 Answers

Savious Munyaradzi Ngundu
Savious Munyaradzi Ngundu
16,920 Points
Savious Munyaradzi Ngundu
Savious Munyaradzi Ngundu
16,920 Points

def yell(text): text = text.upper() number_of_characters = len(text) result = text + "!" * (number_of_characters // 2) print(result)

it should be like that, omit 4 spaces after creating a function

Andrea Shyti
Andrea Shyti
374 Points

I am having the same issue, and I can not figure it out what to do. This is the message that I get: code line: def yell(text): text = text.upper() number_of_characters = len(text) result = text + "!" + ((number_of_characters) / 4) print(result)

yell("You are doing great!")
yell("Don't forget to ask for help!") yell("Don't repeat yourself. Keep things DRY")

TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for //: 'int' and 'str'
treehouse:~/workspace$ python notifications.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/treehouse/workspace/notifications.py", line 8, in <module>
yell("You are doing great!")
File "/home/treehouse/workspace/notifications.py", line 4, in yell
result = text + "!" + ((number_of_characters) / 4)
TypeError: can only concatenate str (not "float") to str

can someone tell me how to get around this issue?...thanks