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Python

Posted by Tinotenda Emmanuel Nyamukapa
Tinotenda Emmanuel Nyamukapa
5,127 Points

Bummer: Didn't get the right string output. Got: dash for `S()`

morse.py 
class Letter:
    def __init__(self, pattern=None):
        self.pattern = pattern

    def __str__(self):
        self.pattern = ['.', '.', '.']
        for item in self.pattern:
            return 'dot'

    def __str__(self):
        self.pattern = ['_', '_', '_']
        for item in self.pattern:
            return 'dash'


class S(Letter):
    pass

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Here's some hints:

  • there should be only one "__str__" method
  • it should not assign any fixed pattern, but use the one already stored in the class
  • it needs to be able to convert any number of symbols to words in a string
  • the output will have as many words in it as the pattern has symbols
  • the words will be separated by hyphens ("-")
  • it will not "return" until the loop is completely finished
Tinotenda Emmanuel Nyamukapa
Tinotenda Emmanuel Nyamukapa
5,127 Points

Thank you. I'm still getting an error for the code challenge

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

If you've already handled all those hints, show your current code here so we can see what the issue is now.