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Philip Ondrejack
4,287 PointsBug In The System
Take a look at the code attached and the output. Something is definitely off here. Oklahoma is not anywhere on this challenge.
list1 = [1,2,3,4]
def first_4(list1):
return list1[0:4]
list2 = [2,3,4,5,6,7]
def odds(list2):
return list2[0::2]
2 Answers
Stone Preston
42,016 Pointslist1 = [1,2,3,4]
def first_4(list1):
return list1[0:4]
in the above code the list1 = [1,2,3,4] creates a variable that never gets used. the parameter defined in def first_4(list1): is a local variable scoped to the function, it does not reference the list1 variable defined above.
the challenge does not ask you to create any variables, just define the functions. then, to test the functions, it calls them passing in its own list argument (a list containing the characters of "oklahoma" apparently)
Philip Ondrejack
4,287 PointsOh I see, that makes sense but isn't spelled out very clearly. This has tripped me up on more than one of these challenges.
Philip Ondrejack
4,287 PointsPhilip Ondrejack
4,287 PointsI understand what you're saying but given the nature of what we're doing that needs to be explained better. Maybe as: "Don't worry about writing a list, just define the function and we'll pass in the list for you. You're goal is only to be able to slice lists in the correct places."