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pythonpython-3.x
user3287552
user3287552

Reputation: 45

Why doesn't this python 3 string handling work?

Why doesn't this string handling work?

When you input "hectare", the full answer, it should print "+2". When only "hect" is correct and the next 3 letters are incorrect the print should be "+1".

At the moment I don't get a print when only getting "hect" correct.

answer = "hectare"
answerlen = int(len(answer)/2)

test = str(input("enter it"))


if test == answer:
print("+2")
else:
    if test == answer[0:answerlen]:
        print("+1")

Upvotes: 0

Views: 64

Answers (1)

jonrsharpe
jonrsharpe

Reputation: 122032

You are comparing the whole of test to the start of answer. Instead, try:

if test[:answerlen] == answer[:answerlen]:

Note that 0 is the default start for a slice.

Also, you can simplify using integer division:

answerlen = len(answer) // 2

and elif

if test == answer:
    print("+2")
elif test[:answerlen] == answer[:answerlen]:
    print("+1")

and startswith:

elif answer.startswith(test[:answerlen]):

Upvotes: 3

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