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Euenlee Tan
2,165 PointsWhy can the number_of_characters variable be used again and again? Don't you have to use a diff term for diff 'advices'?
Each 'advice' had a variable called number_of_characters. If it was used the first time I get it, but when it was used the second time, wouldn't the program use the int obtained from len in the first 'advice'? Not sure if you get me.
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsThe line of code that uses "len" to set the "number_of_characters" comes right before the line that uses that value for the output. So for every message, these are both done, giving "number_of_characters" a fresh value.
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Lane Fielder
1,438 PointsIf you could clarify this, I have the same question but was thrown off by the "result =" variable. Being that variables are immutable, I didn't think that it would print more than one variation of the result variable. Is there something about using a variable in a certain way that actually makes it reference something else? Is this an order of operations kind of thing?
Thanks!