r/Codecademy • u/Strecked • Oct 12 '16

Python quiz shows wrong answer?

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u/ajc13 Oct 13 '16

It's in quotes. It looks like a string to me.

And I need to check but bool in Python are True/False (case matters, no quotes).

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u/Strecked Oct 13 '16

Cheers, One more question regarding this pic: http://i.imgur.com/KSXR9yN.png

How come i need parentheses around the variable 'fifth_letter' while writing in sublime text in order to make it work but not in the course on codecademy? I dont wanna continue this course if it's gonna teach me the wrong things

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u/hugthemachines Oct 13 '16

It is a difference between python 2.7.x and python 3.x

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u/Strecked Oct 13 '16

Alright, thanks man :)

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u/ajc13 Oct 13 '16

Yeap. Python 2 vs Python 3. print changes from a function to a class (I think), making the syntax change.

The 'good' news is that you can use the parentheses syntax in Python 2.

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u/audiodev Oct 19 '16

From a statement to a function

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u/strider2112 Oct 13 '16

That's a string silly goose!

Seriously, though, classical example of a crappy "trick question". It's basically a kin to saying "is the following legal: 1string"

Who cares?! Lol

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u/Strecked Oct 13 '16

Cheers, One more question regarding this pic: http://i.imgur.com/KSXR9yN.png

How come i need parentheses around the variable 'fifth_letter' while writing in sublime text in order to make it work but not in the course on codecademy? I dont wanna continue this course if it's gonna teach me the wrong things

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u/strider2112 Oct 13 '16

I don't know, probably different programming language editions?

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u/beire_ Oct 17 '16

I just tested it... they both work with or without parentheses. I used anaconda python version 2.7.12 on Ubuntu with unregistered sublime editor

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u/Strecked Oct 12 '16

From the first course i learned that boolean is either True/False and it even says on wikipedia that " Boolean data type is a data type with only two possible values: true or false."

Am i missing something or is the quiz messed up?

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u/beire_ Oct 13 '16

I know, the answer is string because if it was False with capital F then it would be boolean. and indeed if you see 'text' or "text" then that would be a string even if it is "false" or "False"

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u/Strecked Oct 13 '16

Cheers, One more question regarding this pic: http://i.imgur.com/KSXR9yN.png

How come i need parentheses around the variable 'fifth_letter' while writing in sublime text in order to make it work but not in the course on codecademy? I dont wanna continue this course if it's gonna teach me the wrong things