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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Tuples Stringcases

darcyprice
darcyprice
4,442 Points
Posted by darcyprice
darcyprice
4,442 Points

What is the expected output?

What is the expected output for the objective?

Without spoiling the correct code, could someone please give me an example of what the expected output is for: stringcases('heLLo There').

Thank you, much appreciated!

On a (related) side note, perhaps it would be worthwhile to include example output as part of the objectives - as CodeWars does.

stringcases.py 
def stringcases(txt):
    """
    (str) -> tuple

    From txt, return a tuple of different string formats:
    all uppercase, all lowercase, titlecasted, and reversed.

    >>> stringcases('heLLo There')
    ('HELLO THERE', 'hello there', 'Hello There', 'ereht olleh')
    """

    txt_list = []

    txt_list.append(txt.upper())

    txt_list.append(txt.lower())

    txt_list.append(txt.title())

    reverse_txt = ''

    len_count = 0
    index_count = -1

    while len_count < len(txt):
        reverse_txt += txt[index_count]
        len_count += 1
        index_count -= 1

    txt_list.append(reverse_list)

    print(tuple(txt_list)

3 Answers

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,119 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,119 Points

The example you've written in your docstring is correct:

('HELLO THERE', 'hello there', 'Hello There', 'ereht olleh')
darcyprice
darcyprice
4,442 Points
darcyprice
darcyprice
4,442 Points

Thanks Stuart!

I am able to get the expected output with the above code, any idea why it's not passing?

Note, to reverse the txt, I have removed the while loop and using the far simpler: txt_list.append(txt[::-1])

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,119 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,119 Points

Is the problem simply that you are printing rather than returning your list of tuples? The rest looks good to me.

darcyprice
darcyprice
4,442 Points
darcyprice
darcyprice
4,442 Points

Ah, how silly of me. Now works fine. Thanks again :)