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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dungeon Game Line endings

Ashley Keeling
Ashley Keeling
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Posted by Ashley Keeling
Ashley Keeling
11,476 Points

I not sure how to make this work

I don't know how to replace '||' with \n

mapping.py 
TILES = ('-', ' ', '-', ' ', '-', '||',
         '_', '|', '_', '|', '_', '|', '||',
         '&', ' ', '_', ' ', '||',
         ' ', ' ', ' ', '^', ' ', '||'
)

for item in TILES:
    if item=='||':
        print("\n")

    print(TILES)
    break

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Actually just printing an empty string will give you a newline.

The trick is when you don't want the newline you have to specify the "end" parameter as an empty string.

Ashley Keeling
Ashley Keeling
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Ashley Keeling
Ashley Keeling
11,476 Points

i have tried it as a empty string but I don't get what you mean by parameter

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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if you want to print the item without a newline:

    print(item, end="")
Ashley Keeling
Ashley Keeling
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Ashley Keeling
Ashley Keeling
11,476 Points

I have done that and it still isn't working thanks

for item in TILES:

if item=='||':

    print(item, start="")

print(TILES)
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

But remember, when the item is '||' is when you do want a newline. You need an "else" condition for the other values. And the parameter that controls automatic newlines is "end", not "start".

And you probably will not want to print the entire "TILES" array at once.

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Hi Ashley, Your for loop starts well, in the loop you have to check if the item it's not equal with '||'

for item in TILES:
    if item == '||':

Now you need to create to other variables, one which holds the end= attribute and an output attribute, both placed eventually in the print statement The end= attribute should hold a \n or an empty string

for item in TILES:
    if item == '||':
        new_line = '\n'
        output = ''
    else:
        new_line = ''
        output = item
    print(output, end=new_line)

This is little bit tricky but after the video it can be done. I hope this helped you to understand a little bit better. happy coding

Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Note: for this to work, the first line after "else" should be:

        new_line = ''

Also, the solution most students arrive at is a bit more conscise.

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Hi Steven, Yes, you are right, it was a mistake, i should check better before saving the answer :)) Thank you.