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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Slices sillyCase

Posted by George Lugo
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George Lugo
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 922 Points

why isn't this code working

def sillycase(string): Dot = int(len(string / 2) josh = string[:Dot] alison = string[Dot:] return josh.lower() + alison.upper()

sillycase.py 
def sillycase(string):
    Dot = int(len(string / 2)
    josh = string[:Dot]
    alison = string[Dot:]
    return josh.lower() + alison.upper()

3 Answers

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points

The problem is in your second line. You're very close but look at your parentheses - you have two '(' but only one ')', which will always cause an error. Everything else is correct.

George Lugo
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George Lugo
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 922 Points
George Lugo
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George Lugo
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 922 Points

def sillycase(string): Dot = int(len(string / 2)) josh = string[:Dot] alison = string[Dot:] return josh.lower() + alison.upper()

still not working

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points

One of your closing parentheses is positioned incorrectly. Think about the order you want to do these operations in. You want to get the length of the string and then divide that number by 2, then convert this number to an integer. You are currently trying to divide the actual string (rather than the length) by 2, which isn't a valid operation.