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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dungeon Game Cartographer

Sameer Zahid
Sameer Zahid
5,967 Points
Posted by Sameer Zahid
Sameer Zahid
5,967 Points

Code Challenge: Line endings

For the challenge that comes after this video, I've been trying the following code, but it is not getting accepted:

for tile in TILES:
    if tile != '||':
        print(tile, end='')
    else:
        print("\n")

It says "Bummer! Didn't get the right output" I've tried it in my editor and I'm getting what I think is the expected result. What am I missing?

Thanks.

3 Answers

Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner
23,559 Points

In Python 3, the print function defaults to end="\n" if no argument is given. The wording for the challenge isn't perfectly clear, but essentially what it wants is a single "\n" and by printing it you are, instead, giving it 2 of them. Given this behavior you can either call the print function by itself as print() or you can call it like you do already, but add the same end='' argument that you use in the other part of the function and you should be golden.

Sameer Zahid
Sameer Zahid
5,967 Points
Sameer Zahid
Sameer Zahid
5,967 Points

Thank you,

I didn't realize it was printing the "\n" twice. Thanks a lot!

Charles Loder
Charles Loder
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Charles Loder
Charles Loder
17,541 Points

So I'm gonna bump this way up.

My original attempt looked like this:

def print_tiles ():
    for tile in TILES:
        if tile == "||":
            tile = '\n'
        print (tile, end='')

Then I followed the advice in this thread:

def print_tiles():
    for tile in TILES:
        if tile != '||':
            print(tile, end='')
        else:
            print("\n", end='')

And it still fails...

As an aside, I wish that the exercises provided better feedback than "Bummer! Didn't get the right output", perhaps showing us what output created and what it should be, like in unit testing. The preview button just shows a blank page...just a thought

ryanosten
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ryanosten
PHP Development Techdegree Student 29,615 Points
ryanosten
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ryanosten
PHP Development Techdegree Student 29,615 Points

Hey all - Below is my code. It prints desired output in workspaces (I think). But wont pass the code challenge:

for tile in TILES: if tile == "||": line_end = "\n" else: line_end = "" print(tile, end=line_end)

ryanosten
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ryanosten
PHP Development Techdegree Student 29,615 Points

sorry I also dont know how to format my code in this forum. I tried three backticks as instructed in markdown tips

Carlos Zuluaga
Carlos Zuluaga
21,184 Points
Carlos Zuluaga
Carlos Zuluaga
21,184 Points

You're printing the double pipe character "||" in your code. Instead of printing it, you must add a new line. Try this:

for tile in TILES: if tile != "||": print(tile, end="") else: print(end="\n")