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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Tuples Stringcases

Posted by Brian Minkin
Brian Minkin
Courses Plus Student 795 Points

Error message: upper and lower cases??!!

I have checked this independently and it worked fine for all the cases.

stringcases.py 
def stringcases(words):
    words_tup = words.lower(), words.upper(), words.title(),words[::-1]
    return words_tup

stringcases('buGGy TrEeHouse COMPILER!!')

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

The code challenge isn't buggy. It's just very picky. Note that you have the lower()-ed version of the string before the upper()-ed version of the string. Try it with the uppercase version first, then the lowercase version.

Transform this line:

words_tup = words.lower(), words.upper(), words.title(),words[::-1]

Into this:

words_tup = words.upper(), words.lower(), words.title(), words[::-1]

And you should be good to go :wink:

Brian Minkin
Brian Minkin
Courses Plus Student 795 Points

oh yea, I got it going thanks for pointing that out!

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

No problem! :)

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