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Python

Posted by James Mazurski
James Mazurski
4,430 Points

TypeError: __init__() takes 1 positional argument but 2 were given

Im getting a TypeError and cannot figure out how to get past this quiz....any ideas?

with the input ["apple", 5.2, "dog", 8], combiner should return "appledog13.2"

class combiner(): def init(self): self.string = [] self.listing = [] self.total = 0

def function(self,info):
    info2 = list(info)
    for item in info2:
        if isinstance(item,str) is True:
            self.string.append(item)
        elif isinstance(item,int) is True:
            self.total += item
            self.listing.append(item)
        elif isinstance(item,float) is True:
            self.total += item
            self.listing.append(item)
    return ''.join(self.string)+''+ str(self.total)
instances.py 
#with the input ["apple", 5.2, "dog", 8], combiner would return "appledog13.2"

class combiner():
    def __init__(self):
        self.string = []
        self.listing = []
        self.total = 0

    def function(self):
        info2 = list(self)
        for item in info2:
            if isinstance(item,str) is True:
                self.string.append(item)
            elif isinstance(item,int) is True:
                self.total += item
                self.listing.append(item)
            elif isinstance(item,float) is True:
                self.total += item
                self.listing.append(item)
        return ''.join(self.string)+''+ str(self.total)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

You're working way too hard! :wink:

The instructions are to "Create a function named combiner...", but this code creates an entire class instead.