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Python Python Collections (Retired) Slices sillyCase

Ronnie Barua
Ronnie Barua
17,665 Points
Posted by Ronnie Barua
Ronnie Barua
17,665 Points

what's wrong with this?

def sillycase(silly):
  length = len(silly)
half = int(round(length/2.0))
str1 = silly[:half].lower()
str2 = silly[half:].upper()
return str1 + str2

2 Answers

Kenneth Love
STAFF
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Your function only has one line in it. You need to indent the rest of the function.

Jordan Gumm
Jordan Gumm
467 Points

Exactly. Python uses indentation to logically separate (and in this case correctly parse) different parts of a program. In most languages this is considered good coding practice (convention), but for Python it's actually required. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_syntax_and_semantics

Ronnie Barua
Ronnie Barua
17,665 Points
Ronnie Barua
Ronnie Barua
17,665 Points

Thanks! I was lucky enough to fix it by indenting.