Build a Medical Data Validator - Step 26

Python
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import re

medical_records = [
{
‘patient_id’: ‘P1001’,
‘age’: 34,
‘gender’: ‘Female’,
‘diagnosis’: ‘Hypertension’,
‘medications’: [‘Lisinopril’],
‘last_visit_id’: ‘V2301’,
},
{
‘patient_id’: ‘p1002’,
‘age’: 47,
‘gender’: ‘male’,
‘diagnosis’: ‘Type 2 Diabetes’,
‘medications’: [‘Metformin’, ‘Insulin’],
‘last_visit_id’: ‘v2302’,
},
{
‘patient_id’: ‘P1003’,
‘age’: 29,
‘gender’: ‘female’,
‘diagnosis’: ‘Asthma’,
‘medications’: [‘Albuterol’],
‘last_visit_id’: ‘v2303’,
},
{
‘patient_id’: ‘p1004’,
‘age’: 56,
‘gender’: ‘Male’,
‘diagnosis’: ‘Chronic Back Pain’,
‘medications’: [‘Ibuprofen’, ‘Physical Therapy’],
‘last_visit_id’: ‘V2304’,
}
]

def find_invalid_records(
patient_id, age, gender, diagnosis, medications, last_visit_id
):
constraints = {
‘patient_id’: isinstance(patient_id, str) and re.search(‘p’, patient_id, re.IGNORCASE)
}
return constraints

def validate(data):
is_sequence = isinstance(data, (list, tuple))

if not is_sequence:
    print('Invalid format: expected a list or tuple.')
    return False
    
is_invalid = False
key_set = set(
    ['patient_id', 'age', 'gender', 'diagnosis', 'medications', 'last_visit_id']
)

for index, dictionary in enumerate(data):
    if not isinstance(dictionary, dict):
        print(f'Invalid format: expected a dictionary at position {index}.')
        is_invalid = True

    if set(dictionary.keys()) != key_set:
        print(
            f'Invalid format: {dictionary} at position {index} has missing and/or invalid keys.'
        )
        is_invalid = True

if is_invalid:
    return False
print('Valid format.')
return True

validate(medical_records)
print(find_invalid_records(**medical_records[0]))

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Please Help. Where is my error:

import re

medical_records = [
{
‘patient_id’: ‘P1001’,
‘age’: 34,
‘gender’: ‘Female’,
‘diagnosis’: ‘Hypertension’,
‘medications’: [‘Lisinopril’],
‘last_visit_id’: ‘V2301’,
},
{
‘patient_id’: ‘p1002’,
‘age’: 47,
‘gender’: ‘male’,
‘diagnosis’: ‘Type 2 Diabetes’,
‘medications’: [‘Metformin’, ‘Insulin’],
‘last_visit_id’: ‘v2302’,
},
{
‘patient_id’: ‘P1003’,
‘age’: 29,
‘gender’: ‘female’,
‘diagnosis’: ‘Asthma’,
‘medications’: [‘Albuterol’],
‘last_visit_id’: ‘v2303’,
},
{
‘patient_id’: ‘p1004’,
‘age’: 56,
‘gender’: ‘Male’,
‘diagnosis’: ‘Chronic Back Pain’,
‘medications’: [‘Ibuprofen’, ‘Physical Therapy’],
‘last_visit_id’: ‘V2304’,
}
]

def find_invalid_records(
patient_id, age, gender, diagnosis, medications, last_visit_id
):
constraints = {
‘patient_id’: isinstance(patient_id, str) and re.search(‘p’, patient_id, re.IGNORCASE)
}
return constraints

def validate(data):
is_sequence = isinstance(data, (list, tuple))

import re

medical_records = [{‘patient_id’: ‘P1001’,‘age’: 34,‘gender’: ‘Female’,‘diagnosis’: ‘Hypertension’,‘medications’: [‘Lisinopril’],‘last_visit_id’: ‘V2301’,},{‘patient_id’: ‘p1002’,‘age’: 47,‘gender’: ‘male’,‘diagnosis’: ‘Type 2 Diabetes’,‘medications’: [‘Metformin’, ‘Insulin’],‘last_visit_id’: ‘v2302’,},{‘patient_id’: ‘P1003’,‘age’: 29,‘gender’: ‘female’,‘diagnosis’: ‘Asthma’,‘medications’: [‘Albuterol’],‘last_visit_id’: ‘v2303’,},{‘patient_id’: ‘p1004’,‘age’: 56,‘gender’: ‘Male’,‘diagnosis’: ‘Chronic Back Pain’,‘medications’: [‘Ibuprofen’, ‘Physical Therapy’],‘last_visit_id’: ‘V2304’,}]

def find_invalid_records(patient_id, age, gender, diagnosis, medications, last_visit_id):constraints = {‘patient_id’: isinstance(patient_id, str) and re.search(‘p’, patient_id, re.IGNORCASE)}return constraints

def validate(data):is_sequence = isinstance(data, (list, tuple))
if not is_sequence:
    print('Invalid format: expected a list or tuple.')
    return False
    
is_invalid = False
key_set = set(
    ['patient_id', 'age', 'gender', 'diagnosis', 'medications', 'last_visit_id']
)

for index, dictionary in enumerate(data):
    if not isinstance(dictionary, dict):
        print(f'Invalid format: expected a dictionary at position {index}.')
        is_invalid = True

    if set(dictionary.keys()) != key_set:
        print(
            f'Invalid format: {dictionary} at position {index} has missing and/or invalid keys.'
        )
        is_invalid = True

if is_invalid:
    return False
print('Valid format.')
return True
validate(medical_records)
print(find_invalid_records(**medical_records[0]))

When I added the re.IGNORCASE as the third argument for the re.search, the program throws an Valid Error message regarding line 42 and line 75. Stating re. has not attribute IGNORCASE.

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