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| Date | 2014-08-30 13:48 -0500 |
|---|---|
| From | Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> |
| Subject | Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times |
| References | <b2540atcdbtj8hce9mnt4ml4i0nv5qso8u@4ax.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.13646.1409424597.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On 2014-08-30 14:27, Seymore4Head wrote:
> I really tried to get this without asking for help.
>
> mylist = ["The", "earth", "Revolves", "around", "Sun"]
> print (mylist)
> for e in mylist:
>
> # one of these two choices should print something. Since neither
> does, I am missing something subtle.
>
> if e[0].isupper == False:
> print ("False")
> if e[0].isupper == True:
> print ("True")
>
> I am sure in the first , third and fifth choices should be true.
> Right now, I am just testing the first letter of each word.
There's a difference between e[0].isupper which refers to the method
itself, and e[0].isupper() which then calls that method. Call the
method, and you should be good to go.
-tkc
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I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-30 14:27 -0400
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-08-30 13:48 -0500
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-30 14:50 -0400
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-08-30 16:20 -0400
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-30 16:32 -0400
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-08-31 18:37 +1000
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-31 19:16 +1000
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-09-02 16:43 +0000
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-09-02 12:59 -0400
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-09-03 11:44 +1000
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-09-02 20:14 -0700
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-09-03 07:16 +0000
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-09-03 10:44 +0300
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-09-04 11:54 +1000
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-09-04 12:03 +1000
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-09-03 19:23 -0700
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-09-04 08:36 +0300
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-09-04 11:17 +0000
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-09-04 21:42 +1000
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-09-05 02:53 +0000
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-09-05 13:02 +1000
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-09-05 14:54 +0000
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-09-05 19:45 +0300
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-08-30 22:21 +0100
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-30 17:48 -0400
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-08-30 23:32 +0100
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2014-08-31 15:30 +1000
Re: I have tried and errored a reasonable amount of times Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-08-31 19:05 +1000
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