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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Slices sillyCase

Nikhil Alexander
Nikhil Alexander
1,444 Points
Posted by Nikhil Alexander
Nikhil Alexander
1,444 Points

i dint get the right output....for converting the first half into lower case and second half into upper case..

please help me out on this

sillycase.py 
def sillycase(word):
    first_half = int(len(word) % 2) + 1
    new1 = word[:first_half].lower()

    second_half = int(-first_half)
    new2 = word[-1:second_half].upper()

    return new1 + new2

1 Answer

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

You only need one variable holding the midway index.

def sillycase(string):
    halfway = int(len(string) / 2)
    first_half = string[:halfway].lower()
    second_half = string[halfway:].upper()
    return first_half + second_half

I hope this helps!

Happy coding! :zap: ~Alex

Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points
Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points

You also don't need the first_half and second_half variables - I'm quickly becoming a python fan :smile:

def sillycase(string):
    halfway = int(len(string) / 2)
    return string[:halfway].lower() + string[halfway:].upper()