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Python

Jason Smith
Jason Smith
8,668 Points
Posted by Jason Smith
Jason Smith
8,668 Points

Still getting bummer after applying your help

can you help me spot the syntax error?

morse.py 
class Letter:
    def __init__(self, pattern=None):
        self.pattern = pattern
    def __str__(self):
        code = []
        translate = ""
        for morse in self.pattern:
            if morse == ".":
                code.append("dot")
            elif morse == "_":
                code.append("dash")
        translate = code.join("-")
        return translate

class S(Letter):
    def __init__(self):
        pattern = ['.', '.', '.']
        super().__init__(pattern)

2 Answers

Eric M
Eric M
11,546 Points
Eric M
Eric M
11,546 Points

Hi Jason,

join() is a String method, not a List method.

The syntax you want for joining items from a list named code into a string delimited by - is:

"-".join(code)
Jason Smith
Jason Smith
8,668 Points
Jason Smith
Jason Smith
8,668 Points

thanks! worked like a charm!