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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Slices sillyCase

George Lugo
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George Lugo
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Posted by George Lugo
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George Lugo
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whats wrong with my code

def sillycase(mystring): string = int(len(mystring / 2) string2 = int(len(mystring/ 2) return string.lower() + string2.upper()

sillycase.py 
def sillycase(mystring):
    string = int(len(mystring / 2)
    string2 = int(len(mystring/ 2)
    return string.lower() + string2.upper()

2 Answers

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
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Alexander Davison
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def sillycase(string):
    middlePoint = int(len(string) / 2)
    firstHalf = string[:middlePoint]
    secondHalf = string[middlePoint:]
    return firstHalf.lower() + secondHalf.upper()

I'm getting the middle index of the string by taking the length of the string and dividing by 2, then converting the floating point value to an integer.

I'm getting the first and second halves of the string by using slices, then I'm returning the firstHalf lowercased joined together with the second half uppercased.

I hope this helps. ~Alex

George Lugo
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George Lugo
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def sillycase(string):
    Dot = int(len(string / 2)
    josh = string[:Dot]
    alison = string[Dot:]
    return josh.lower() + alison.upper()

why doesn't this code work?

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
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You didn't close the parentheses for the len function.

Dot = int(len(string / 2)    # Syntax Error, you didn't close all the parens
Dot = int(len(string / 2))    # This should work