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Python Python for File Systems Project Starter Feeling Sluggish

Martin Nørskov Jensen
Martin Nørskov Jensen
17,612 Points
Posted by Martin Nørskov Jensen
Martin Nørskov Jensen
17,612 Points

Stuck at this codechallenge

I am stuck at this code challenge:

I have tried it on my own machine and it works fine

slug.py 
import os
import re


def slugify(string):
    res = string
    num = 0
    while os.path.exists(res):
        res = res[:res.rfind('.')] + str(num) + res[res.rfind('.'):]
        num += 1
    res = re.sub(r'\s+', r'', res)
    path, filename = res[:res.rfind('/')+1], res[res.rfind('/')+1:]
    filename = re.sub(r'^[^\d\w\_]', r'a', filename).lower().strip()
    return path + filename

1 Answer

Martin Nørskov Jensen
Martin Nørskov Jensen
17,612 Points
Martin Nørskov Jensen
Martin Nørskov Jensen
17,612 Points

I found out what was wrong the slugify needed two arguments one for the filename/dirname and one for the path like this

def slugify(string, path):

I have written it in more detail here: Another thread

Joe Bergantine
Joe Bergantine
15,730 Points
Joe Bergantine
Joe Bergantine
15,730 Points

Thank you! Could not figure out why it wasn't passing. That did it.