New Drivers Licence Challenge Question

Question

This passes all the test cases except for test case 5 can someone explain?

import math

name = input()
agents = int(input())
other_4_people = input()

# need this line to pass test case 3
if agents > 5:
agents = 5

# put all names in list and sort
all_names = []
for names in other_4_people.split():
all_names.append(names)
all_names.append(name)
all_names.sort()

# finds postion in line
pos = all_names.index(name)
pos_in_line = pos + 1

# finding time
timing = pos_in_line//agents
math.ceil(timing)
total = timing * 20
print(str(total))

Answer 1

Sandra Meyer thank you for responding. The reason i have the limitation for agents is because for some reason test case 3 won’t work without it. I have seen many posts that have that limitation to allow test case 3 to work so i have kept it there even though the program works without it. I also have changed it to normal divison, and it works, but test case 5 still won’t work. So i’m assuming it is a bug or something since everything else works, but thank you anyways.

Answer 2

First of all, you don't need that limitation for 5 agents. Then please make your list handling much shorter, you don't need this loop. And finally change your floor division to normal division. Then everything should work.

Answer 3

I don't use this restriction and my code works (Java and Python). So I guess it's a kind of workaround to compensate a bad solution.