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Python Python for File Systems Project Starter Feeling Sluggish

Megan Weber
Megan Weber
31,305 Points
Posted by Megan Weber
Megan Weber
31,305 Points

'Bummer: Try again!'?

I don't know what the problem is or what it wants.

slug.py 
import os
import pathlib
import re
def slugify(oldstring, path):
    oldstring = oldstring.replace(' ', '')
    if not re.match('\w', oldstring):
        oldstring = '_' + oldstring
    newstring = oldstring
    n = 1
    while os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, newstring)):
        newstring = pathlib.PurePath(oldstring).stem + '#' + n + pathlib.PurePath(oldstring).suffix
        n += 1
    return os.path.join(path, newstring)

1 Answer

Megan Weber
Megan Weber
31,305 Points
Megan Weber
Megan Weber
31,305 Points

Using path in the if statement instead of oldstring fixed it.