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Python

Keeps returning "Bummer!" Here's my code: Try it out, it works, I tested it on IDLE.

(@classmethod goes up here) def from_string(string): pattern = [] current_wrd = "" for letter in string: current_wrd += letter if current_wrd == "dash": pattern.append("_") current_wrd = "" elif current_wrd == "dot": pattern.append(".") current_wrd = "" elif current_wrd == "-" current_wrd = "" return pattern

Test it out, it has been proven to work =)

morse.py
class Letter:
    def __init__(self, pattern=None):
        self.pattern = pattern

    def __iter__(self):
        yield from self.pattern

    def __str__(self):
        output = []
        for blip in self:
            if blip == '.':
                output.append('dot')
            else:
                output.append('dash')
        return '-'.join(output)

    @classmethod
    def from_string(string):
        pattern = []
        current_wrd = ''
        for letter in string:
            current_wrd += letter
            if current_wrd == 'dash':
                pattern.append('_')
                current_wrd = ''
            elif current_wrd == 'dot':
                pattern.append('.')
                current_wrd = ''
            elif current_wrd == '-':
                current_wrd = ''
        return pattern


class S(Letter):
    def __init__(self):
         pattern = ['.', '.', '.']
         super().__init__(pattern)

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

:warning: Be careful about testing a challenge in an external IDLE.

If you have misunderstood the challenge, it's also very likely that you will misinterpret the results.

In this case you missed where the instructions said that your method "creates an instance with the correct pattern". But you're returning the pattern itself instead.

Also, remember that a @classmethod takes an extra argument to represent the class itself (which might be useful when your loop completes!).

Thanks for that, (I have a reputation for missing that kinda stuff XD) And also, IDLE is a standalone shell. Rather, the shell that comes with python when you download it.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

Sure, I meant "external" in the sense of "external to the challenge". Anything other than the challenge will not detect if the results are correct.