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Python Using Databases in Python Gettin' CRUD-y With It CRUD: Create Function

sowmya c
sowmya c
6,966 Points
Posted by sowmya c
sowmya c
6,966 Points

crdu creating a function

create a function create_challenge that will take name language and steps as arguments.steps is equal to 1.create a Challenge class what is wrong with my code

crud.py 
from models import Challenge

from peewee import *

db = SqliteDatabase()

def create_challenge(name, language, steps):
    steps = 1


class Challenge(Model):
    name = TextField()
    language = TextField()
    class Meta:
        database = db

if __name__ == '__main__':
    db.connect()

1 Answer

Ryan Kriegbaum
Ryan Kriegbaum
16,180 Points
Ryan Kriegbaum
Ryan Kriegbaum
16,180 Points

You are changing the value of 'steps' to 1 within the function, not assigning it as a default / fail safe value when the value is being passed into the function.

from models import Challenge

def create_challenge(name, language, steps='default value goes here'):

Hope that helps