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Piyut Dyoni
Android Development Techdegree Student 1,981 Pointswhy still wrong? challenge 3 of 3, messy collection
i dont kniw why it is still wrong?
messy_list = [5, 2, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 0, 9, -1]
# Your code goes below here
clean_list=messy_list[:]
clean_list.sort()
silly_list=reversed(messy_list[::3])
3 Answers
anil rahman
7,786 PointsTake out your reversed function and last line and should work
messy_list = [5, 2, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 0, 9, -1]
# Task 1: copy using [:] syntax
clean_list = messy_list[:]
# Task 2: sort using sort() method
clean_list.sort()
# Task 3:Now, create a variable named silly_list that is every third item,
# backwards, from messy_list.
silly_list = messy_list[::-3]
Anthony Dvoracek
1,141 PointsI have a question.
I had the following, and I'm curious why the following wasn't working:
silly_list = messy_list[:]
silly_list[::-3]
Doesn't this give you the same result, or why wouldn't this pass it?
Thank you!
anil rahman
7,786 PointsI don't know python, i figured it using google and stuff so i wouldn't be able tell you why your specific code wasn't viable. Maybe the code is viable but the code challenge wanted you to use a specific way and that's why it is failing it.