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Python Python Testing First Steps With Testing Create a Doctest

Dima Dmitriy
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Dima Dmitriy
Courses Plus Student 599 Points
Posted by Dima Dmitriy
Dima Dmitriy
Courses Plus Student 599 Points

How it works?

can't do this doctest

average.py 
def average(num_list):

    """Return the average for a list of numbers
    >>>num_list = [1, 2]
    1.5

    """

    return sum(num_list) / len(num_list)

1 Answer

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

The function name needs to be in your doctest:

def average(num_list):
    """Return the average for a list of numbers

    >>> average([1, 2])
    1.5

    """
    return sum(num_list) / len(num_list)
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points

Are you sure? I just copy/pasted my code in exactly as above and it passed the challenge.

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,414 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,414 Points

It's sensitive to the spacing. You need to have a space between the >>> and average(...)