Python: Traversing Strings
Loops are used to work with strings as well as numbers. For example, you can get a specific character by its index, and also form strings in loops.
Below is some sample code that prints the letters of each word on a separate line:
def print_name_by_symbol(name):
i = 0
# This check will run until the end of the string,
# including the last character. Its index is `length - 1`.
while i < len(name):
# Accessing the symbol by its index
print(name[i])
i += 1
name = 'Arya'
print_name_by_symbol(name)
# => 'A'
# => 'r'
# => 'y'
# => 'a'
The main thing in this code is to put the proper condition in while. This can be done in two ways: i < len(name) or i <= len(name) - 1 - they'll both give the same result.
Instructions
Implement a function called print_reversed_word_by_symbol() that prints a word passed to it character by character, as in the example from the theory, but in reverse order.
word = 'Hexlet'
print_reversed_word_by_symbol(word)
# => 't'
# => 'e'
# => 'l'
# => 'x'
# => 'e'
# => 'H'
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Your exercise will be checked with these tests:
1import index
2from hexlet.test import expect_output
3
4
5def test(capsys):
6 index.print_reversed_word_by_symbol('Hexlet')
7 expected = 't\ne\nl\nx\ne\nH'
8 expect_output(capsys, expected)
9Teacher's solution will be available in:
