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Python

Posted by Joshua Hoy
Joshua Hoy
4,887 Points

Creating a Combiner Function

Wouldn't know where to start with this one, too many new things in such a short space of time. Any help would be appreciated.

instances.py 
def combiner(list):

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

Try breaking it down into manageable steps:

  • create a new empty string and a new number as a sum with a value of 0
  • use a loop to go though the items of the list
  • for each item, if it's a string, concatenate it to the new string
  • if it's a number, add it to the new sum
  • after the loop ends, convert the sum to a string and concatenate it to the new string
  • then return the new string