Hello Tutors!
I'm having a problem with the find() method of string objects. I'm
currently making a hangman game, and I'm making the part that finds
if there are multiple copies of the guessed letter in the word, and then
if there are, finds them all. I can't for the life of me figure out the
syntax of the find() method. gameWord = "python", btw.
The module documentation lists it as this: "S.find(sub[, start[,
end]]) -> int".
I'm assuming sub is the string you want to find, and that is how it
has worked out for me. (Bonus Points: What does sub mean? I'm guessing
subscriptable, as one of my errors says, but I'll get to that...)
When I try gameWord.find('p'[,1[,3]]), as the little help box
suggests, I get this:
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Ok then, that is the exact syntax I was given. My next try is, and
gives, this:
>>> gameWord.find('p', [1,[3]])
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#99>", line 1, in <module>
gameWord.find('p', [1,[3]])
TypeError: slice indices must be integers or None or have an __index__
method
I assumed the comma after the 1 was messing it up, so I put this:
>>> gameWord.find("p", [1[3]])
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#101>", line 1, in <module>
gameWord.find("p", [1[3]])
TypeError: 'int' object is not subscriptable
Is subscriptable what sup stands for in find()? What does mean? (5 Bonus
Points for answering that).
I also tried passing a slice index right into it like gameWord.find('p',
[1:4]), but that returned a SyntaxError as well.
I have the entirety of my code posted up at
http://pastebin.com/k9nMZNMy, I won't edit the code until I get this
worked out, except maybe a few housekeeping things, documentation, etc.*
*I've tried everything I can, and I appreciate your time and help!
~Corey Richardson
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