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Python

Bummer Try Again, but it works in Spyder

I tested the morse.py code in Spyder. The correct output was when I typed:

s = S()
t = str(s)
v = Letter.from_string(t)

I tried this for combinations of dashes and dots. I pasted this code to Treehouse. I "rechecked work." I get Bummer Try Again! Not sure why when it works outside Treehouse.

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

    def __iter__(self):
        yield from self.pattern

    def __str__(self):
        output = []
        for blip in self:
            if blip == '.':
                output.append('dot')
            else:
                output.append('dash')
        return '-'.join(output)

    @classmethod
    def from_string(cls, morse_str):
        morse_list = morse_str.split('-')
        morse_list2 = []
        for item in morse_list:
            if item=="dot":
                morse_list2.append('.')
            else:
                morse_list2.append('-')
        return morse_list2



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

2 Answers

Jeff Muday
MOD
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,722 Points

You got it correct, but with a little caveat... one of the confusing things about this challenge is that they are using underscores on the class method. So there are two little changes to make it pass the grader:

  1. replace the '-' with an underscore when you append to morse_list2
  2. since this is a class method, we need to use cls(morse_list2) as the return value.
@classmethod
    def from_string(cls, morse_str):
        morse_list = morse_str.split('-')
        morse_list2 = []
        for item in morse_list:
            if item=="dot":
                morse_list2.append('.')
            else:
                morse_list2.append('_') # 1. change to underscore
        return cls(morse_list2) # 2. change to return as cls (class) method.
Jeff Muday
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,722 Points

sorry... I was working on the answer and Alex Koumparos beat me to the punch! Enjoy Python!

Alex Koumparos
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Alex Koumparos
Python Development Techdegree Student 36,887 Points

Hi B G,

You have a couple of issues. First, you are using - in your class method but the instructions tell you to use underscores:

takes a string like "dash-dot" and creates an instance with the correct pattern (['_', '.']).

Second, you are returning a list (return morse_list2), but you are supposed to create a new instance of the class:

takes a string like "dash-dot" and creates an instance with the correct pattern (['_', '.']).

Hope that points you in the right direction

Cheers

Alex