Python: Immutability
Imagine we have this call:
name = 'Tirion'
print(name.upper()) # => TIRION
# What will this call print on the screen?
print(name) # => ?
Calling the .upper() method returns a new value with all letters converted to upper case, but it does not change the original string. So inside the variable will be the old value: 'Tyrion'. This logic holds true for methods of all primitive types.
Instead of changing the value, you can replace it. This requires variables:
name = 'Tirion'
name = name.upper()
print(name) # => TIRION
Instructions
User input data often contains extra spaces at the end or beginning of a string. They're usually cut out using a method .strip(), for example, it was hello\n' and now it's hello'.
Update the first_name variable by writing the same value to it, but this time processed by the .strip() method. Print the result.
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In my environment the code works, but not here 🤨
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My code is different from the teacher's one 🤔
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