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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Slices sillyCase

Joshua Tiedtke
Joshua Tiedtke
5,647 Points
Posted by Joshua Tiedtke
Joshua Tiedtke
5,647 Points

Don't know what's wrong (sillyCase).

I have some difficulties approaching this task. This is the best I can come up with but it doesn't work. What is my mistake here and how can I correct it?

sillycase.py 
def sillycase(word):
    m = int(len(word))//2
    first_half = word[:m]
    second_half = word[m+1:]
    new_word = first_half.lower() + second_half.upper()
    return new_word

1 Answer

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points

You're so close. Where you've used [m+1:], you need simply [m:].

This is because the element at index m is not included in [:m], because of the way Python slicing works. So you need to include element at index m in your second_half variable.

Joshua Tiedtke
Joshua Tiedtke
5,647 Points
Joshua Tiedtke
Joshua Tiedtke
5,647 Points

Oh that was really close :D Thanks for the help!