Build a Number Pattern Generator

Python
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def number_pattern(n):

numbers = ""

for number in range(1,n+1):

    

    numbers += " " + str(number)

    



return (numbers)

print(number_pattern(12))

The step is not being fulfilled despite the output being the desired result. Is it because I did not use list comprehension.

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can you please share your code formatted properly so it’s readable?

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def number_pattern(n):

numbers = ""

for number in range(1,n+1):
    numbers += " " + str(number)

return (numbers)

print(number_pattern(12))
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are you sure that is the correct indentation?

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def number_pattern(n):

    numbers = ""

    for number in range(1,n+1):
       numbers += " " + str(number)

    return (numbers)

print(number_pattern(12))
6

consider if you could maybe have extra spaces?

7

There is a space before the 1 but I have no idea how to move it. Do I use “,” or “append’“

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there are multiple ways to tackle this, figuring that out is part of the challenge

but pretty much you have two big families that can be summarisied to

  • remove the extra space before returning
  • do not add the extra space
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def number_pattern(n):
    numbers = ""
    for number in range(1,n+1):
        
        numbers += str(number) 
        numbers += " " 
        
        
    numbers = numbers.strip()
    return (numbers)


print(number_pattern(12))

This seem like too much code for this to be a reasonable solution :upside_down_face:

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if it works it works, but you could use your previous code and only add strip on the return line, without adding extra lines

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“If it works it works”
Me with my toaster on fire,but it’s still technically toasting my bread.

Thank you for the help.

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no, do not consider something working if it’s going to format your computer, or make it overheat

something can be working even if it’s not the elegan solution you want, at this stage, working is fine, the second step is readable

golf code is not something to aim for (golf code is code that is as short as possible), it usually makes code not readable