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Start your free trialSabine Lazuhina
2,334 PointsCan someone please advise where did I get wrong in my class method definition?
Can someone please advise where did I get wrong in my class method definition? Many thanks, Sabine
class Letter:
def __init__(self, pattern=None):
self.pattern = pattern
def __iter__(self):
yield from self.pattern
def __str__(self):
output = []
for blip in self:
if blip == '.':
output.append('dot')
else:
output.append('dash')
return '-'.join(output)
@classmethod:
def from_string(cls, output):
stringList = output.split('-')
pattern = []
for item in stringList:
if item == 'dash':
pattern.append('-')
elif item == 'dot':
pattern.append('.')
else:
pass
return cls(pattern)
class S(Letter):
def __init__(self):
pattern = ['.', '.', '.']
super().__init__(pattern)
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsYou're pretty close! But I see 3 issues:
- the "
@classmethod
" decorator doesn't need a colon - the definition (everything after the decorator) is indented too far
- a "dash" is being represented by a hyphen ("-") instead of an underscore ("_")