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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Slices sillyCase

Michael Morale
Michael Morale
2,702 Points
Posted by Michael Morale
Michael Morale
2,702 Points

Sillycase business.

I understand what it's asking, but I don't really know how to put it down. I know to use the (//2) to divide the word as well as the .upper and .lower but that's all I got. I know the int( function but not sure how it applies here. Any pointers?

sillycase.py 
def sillycase(word):
    (//2 word.upper) + (//2 word.lower)

2 Answers

Seth Gorham
Seth Gorham
5,016 Points
Seth Gorham
Seth Gorham
5,016 Points

Hi Michael, I was able to get this to work by using the len() function and slices.

word = "Revolution"
# Can't divide a string by an integer, so we get half the length
halfway = len(word) // 2
# Then use the halfway as an index in a slice, adding the upper or lower functions to the end
word[0:halfway].lower()
word[halfway:].upper()

A lot of this was trial and error running individual commands in the workspace.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Michael Morale
Michael Morale
2,702 Points
Michael Morale
Michael Morale
2,702 Points

I tried that and couldn't get it to work.