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Chaya Feigelstock
2,429 PointsWhat is wrong with this code?
I don't remember it being mentioned that you can use a variable to end a slice but I'm not sure how else to do it?
def sillycase(string):
total = len(string)
total / 2 = index_counter
index_counter + 1 = end_of_lower
string[:end_of_lower] = lower_slice
lower_slice.lower() = lower_half
string[index_counter:] = upper_slice
upper_slice.upper() = upper_half
lower_half + upper_half = returned_value
return returned_value
def sillycase(string):
total = len(string)
total / 2 = index_counter
index_counter + 1 = end_of_lower
string[:end_of_lower] = lower_slice
lower_slice.lower() = lower_half
string[index_counter:] = upper_slice
upper_slice.upper() = upper_half
lower_half + upper_half = returned_value
return returned_value
1 Answer
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,722 PointsI see you understand the concept! Just make sure the assignment statements are oriented from left to right. Once you have that solved, you are off to the races... You have a good methodology for solving code challenges, keep up the good work and the Pythonic power will be yours!
examine the code below, it's your code, just reoriented the assignment statements!
def sillycase(string):
total = len(string)
index_counter = int(total/2)
end_of_lower = index_counter
lower_slice = string[:end_of_lower]
lower_half = lower_slice.lower()
upper_slice = string[index_counter:]
upper_half = upper_slice.upper()
returned_value = lower_half + upper_half
return returned_value
Here is a simplified version of your code.
def sillycase(s):
midmark = int(len(s)/2)
return s[:midmark].lower() + s[midmark:].upper()