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Python

Eldin Guzin
Eldin Guzin
6,010 Points
Posted by Eldin Guzin
Eldin Guzin
6,010 Points

I am kind of stuck here

I know I have several problems here.I don't know how do I combine the strings together and it says that I have a TypeError... Explanation for this would be greatly appreciated

instances.py 
def combiner(*args):
    lis1 = []
    lis2 = []

    for arg in args:
        if isinstance(arg, str):
            lis1.append(arg)
        elif isinstance(arg, int):
            lis2.append(arg)
    combined = lis1 + sum(lis2)
    return combined

1 Answer

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

Here's a few hints:

  • the passed argument will be a list, you won't need the "splat" operator
  • as shown in the example, not all numbers will be integers
  • be sure to "join" the list of strings into a single string before combining with the numbers
  • convert the number sum to a string to avoid a TypeError
Eldin Guzin
Eldin Guzin
6,010 Points
Eldin Guzin
Eldin Guzin
6,010 Points

Can you explain please what do you mean "splat" operator.

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

"Splat" is just a nickname for the packing operator, or asterisk :point_right: *