Please what's wrong with my code?[solved]

Question

all_items = input()
spec_item = input()

def find_time(boxes, item):
mod_boxes = boxes.replace(',', ' ')
box_list = mod_boxes.split()
print(box_list)

time = 5
for i in box_list:
while i != item:
time = time + 5
return time

print(find_time(all_items, spec_item))

Answer 1

Franklyn Etu ,

it is always a good idea to provide a task description. it makes it easier to understand the code and is saving time and effort for the helpers...

btw: what should be done / output if the item is not found during iteration ?

Answer 2

Please describe why you think your code is wrong.
Is it because you got a EOF kind of error message from the playground, or it produce "no output"?

Answer 3

Line 4 check it once again

Answer 4

Take a look:

all_items = input()
spec_item = input()

def find_time(boxes, item):
mod_boxes = boxes.replace(',', ' ')
box_list = mod_boxes.split()

time = 5
for i in box_list:
if i != item:
time = time + 5
break
return time

print(find_time(all_items, spec_item))

Answer 5

Glad you found the solution yourself.
You can simplify your code like this

def find_time(boxes, item):
# it turn the string into a list in place, separated by a comma
boxes = boxes.split(',')

time = 5
for i in boxes:
if i == item:
break
else:
time += 5 # it is the same as time = time + 5, but shorter
return time

Answer 6

Thanks you guys for your help and suggestions

Answer 7

No output

Answer 8

I just noticed that I shouldn't have used the while loop , so I used a conditional. But it only passes a few test cases

Answer 9

With your new code, what is your expected result.
I try inputs 'a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h' and 'e', it returns 10 as I expected.

Answer 10

Sorry I should have explained it better. It is supposed to return the time taken to find the item. Each item takes 5mins. So in this case it's supposed to be 25mins

Answer 11

Ok finally found the solution

Answer 12

If you noticed I put the break statement where in place of the else statement expecting it would work the same way. But it didn't. It supposed to tho

Answer 13

Thanks for trying

Answer 14

Franklyn Etu ,

Please add [Solved] to the title if you're done.

Answer 15

Take a look:

all_items = input()
spec_item = input()

def find_time(boxes, item):
mod_boxes = boxes.replace(',', ' ')
box_list = mod_boxes.split()

time = 5
for i in box_list:
if i != item:
time = time + 5
break
return time

print(find_time(all_items, spec_item))

Answer 16

While I don’t exactly know what is wrong since i am pretty new and didnt test the code it would if you said which row the error says it is and i think you should ad a try and exept command in some spots

Answer 17

Try this one:
all_items = input("1 ")
spec_item = input("2 ")

def find_time(boxes, item):
mod_boxes = boxes.replace(',', ' ')
box_list = mod_boxes.split(" ")
print(box_list)

time = 5
for i, n in enumerate(box_list):
if i == item:
return time
time += 5

print(find_time(all_items, int(spec_item)))

Answer 18

all_items = input()
spec_item = input()

def find_time(boxes, item):
mod_boxes = boxes.replace(',', ' ')
box_list = mod_boxes.split()

time = 5
for i in box_list:
if i == item:
return time
time += 5

# If the item is not found in any box
return -1 # Or any other value to indicate the item wasn't found

print(find_time(all_items, spec_item))