[Tutor] Doctest error!

[Nidian Job-Smith]

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> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:49:33 -0500
> From: d at davea.name
> To: nidianjs at hotmail.com
> CC: tutor at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Doctest error!
>
> On 11/18/2011 10:29 AM, John wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > When i run a doctest on this piece of code (shown at bottom) i get
> > this error message [from the doctest]:
> >
> >
> >
> > Trying:
> > rot13('5 The Parade')
> > Expecting:
> > '5 Gur Cnenqr'
> > **********************************************************************
> > File "F:\Uni\Rot13_1.py", line 12, in Rot13_1.rot13
> > Failed example:
> > rot13('5 The Parade')
> > Expected:
> > '5 Gur Cnenqr'
> > Got:
> > 'B-aur-]n\x7fnqr'
> > Trying:
> > rot13('5 Gur Cnenqr')
> > Expecting:
> > '5 The Parade'
> > **********************************************************************
> > File "F:\Uni\Rot13_1.py", line 14, in Rot13_1.rot13
> > Failed example:
> > rot13('5 Gur Cnenqr')
> > Expected:
> > '5 The Parade'
> > Got:
> > 'B-T\x82\x7f-P{r{~\x7f'
> >
> >
> >
> > An one have any idea why? (I'm guessing its to do with the numbers)
> >
> >
> > code:
> >
> > def rot13(s):
> >
> > """
> > >>> type(rot13("bob"))
> > <type 'str'>
> > >>> len(rot13("foobar"))
> > 6
> > >>> rot13("abc")
> > 'nop'
> > >>> rot13("XYZ")
> > 'KLM'
> > >>> rot13('5 The Parade')
> > '5 Gur Cnenqr'
> > >>> rot13('5 Gur Cnenqr')
> > '5 The Parade'
> > """
> > result = '' # initialize output to empty
> > for char in s: # iterate over string
> > if int:
> > char_low = s.lower()
> > if char_low<= 'm':
> > dist = 13
> > else:
> > dist = -13
> > char = chr(ord(char) + dist)
> > result+=char
> > return result
>
> The line "if int:" is clearly wrong. Did you write this code
> yourself, or was it typed in from a listing somewhere? I'd assume that
> you wanted to do some check on the char value. But if int will always
> be true.
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> DaveA


I want it to look in s, and only perform this code on the letters in s(not numbers):
 char_low = s.lower()            if char_low <= 'm':                    dist = 13            else:                dist = -13