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Python

Pranshu Mittal
Pranshu Mittal
4,276 Points
Posted by Pranshu Mittal
Pranshu Mittal
4,276 Points

not able to get the correct output

i am not able to write the correct code. Please provide a solution

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

    def __str__(self):
        for element in self.pattern:
            if element =='.':
                return "dot"
            elif element == '_':
                return 'dash'



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

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 Points

You're on the right path. Currently you are returning only the first element in pattern. Instead,

  • accumulate each "dot" or "dash" in a list
  • return a hyphen joined list using "-".join(your_list)

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!