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Juan Pinkasz
Juan Pinkasz
2,785 Points
Posted by Juan Pinkasz
Juan Pinkasz
2,785 Points

Morse code challenge - I can't see the error in my code

¿Can please anyone tell me what's the error here? Thanks!

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

    def __str__(self, pattern):
        morse = []
        for i in pattern:
            if i == ".":
                morse.append ("dot")
            elif i == "_":
                morse.append ("dash")
        morse_code = "-".join(morse)
        return morse_code

class S(Letter):
    def __init__(self):
        pattern = ['.', '.', '.']
        super().__init__(pattern)
Mark Tripney
Mark Tripney
8,666 Points
Mark Tripney
Mark Tripney
8,666 Points

Hi, Juan. You're very close! Try this...

def __str__(self):
    morse = []
    for i in self.pattern:
        if i == ".":
            morse.append("dot")
        else:
            morse.append("dash")
    return "-".join(morse)

We can refer to the already declared pattern with self.pattern.

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You're really close! But the method should not take an argument. Instead, it should use the pattern already stored inside the object.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Juan Pinkasz — Glad to help. You can mark a question solved by choosing a "best answer".
And happy coding!