[Tutor] silly question

[Jason Child]

sorry everyone, I figured it out on my own ;)



Jason Child wrote:

> Alan Gauld wrote:
>
>>>oops, I forgot to add the s = 1 and s=0 lines to the example code i 
>>>posted...
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>OK, To save us guessing, why don't you post it with the s=1/0 and 
>>also the actual output pattern you get?
>>
>>Seeing the error is a very powerful technique for guessing what may 
>>be at fault. A second hand description is never as precise.
>>
>>Alan G
>>
>>  
>>
> I've got a silly question.
> #######################
> P1 = "prefix1"
> P2 = "prefix2"
>
> def my_func(list, items):
>    s = 0
>    out = ""
>    for i in range(len(list)):
>        if s == 0:
>            p = P1
>            s = 1
>        else:
>            p = P2
>            s = 0
>        for j in range(len(items)):
>            out += p +items[j]
>    return out
> ########################
>
> If my input was:
> list = ["car list 1","car list 2"]
> items = ["torino","mustang","elantra"]
>
> for output I get:
> prefix1torinoprefix1mustangprefix1elantraprefix1torinoprefix1mustangprefix1elantra
>
> when I expect:
> prefix1torinoprefix1mustangprefix1elantra*prefix2*torino*prefix2*mustang*prefix2*elantra
>
>
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>Jason Christopher Child
>
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Jason Christopher Child

Computer Network Service Professionals
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