Build an RPG Character - Build an RPG Character

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Task 19/18

Pretty sure my code is correct since i made my own personal tests but the site tests are asking for it in a different way is what I suspect. Not sure what i could be doing wrong here

Your code so far

full_dot = '●'
empty_dot = '○'

def create_character(NAME, STR, INT, CHAR):
    Str = empty_dot * 10
    Int = empty_dot * 10
    Char = empty_dot * 10
    
    if not isinstance(NAME, str):
        return 'The character name should be a string'
    elif not NAME:
        return 'The character should have a name'
    elif len(NAME) > 10:
        return 'The character name is too long'
    elif ' ' in NAME:
        return 'The character name should not contain spaces'
    elif not (isinstance((STR), int) and isinstance(INT, int) and isinstance(CHAR, int)):
        return 'All stats should be integers'
    elif (STR < 1 or INT < 1 or CHAR < 1):
        return 'All stats should be no less than 1'
    elif (STR > 4 or INT > 4 or CHAR > 4):
        return 'All stats should be no more than 4'
    elif (STR + INT + CHAR) != 7:
        return 'The character should start with 7 points'
    else:

      print(NAME)
      print('STR', Str[:STR].replace('○', '●') + Str[:-STR])
      print('INT',Int[:INT].replace('○', '●') + Int[:-INT])
      print('CHA',Char[:CHAR].replace('○', '●') + Char[:-CHAR])
    

create_character('ren', 4, 2, 1)

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Challenge Information:

Build an RPG Character - Build an RPG Character

GitHub Link: freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lab-rpg-character/67d83df6f82eda3868dd2a84.md at main · freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp · GitHub

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Hi @penicillin

What does your function return?

Any reason not to use the two variables on lines 1 and 2?

Happy coding

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this is the output and I am using those two variables as seen on lines 5-8 which then connect to the last few lines.

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you may want to review the difference between printing and returning

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i get that and wondered about that too since the last task requires that ‘When create_character is called with valid values it should output the character stats as required.’ Which doesnt make sense if the function only uses return values. I did however try using return values for the last few lines eitherway and it still didnt work for task 18 nor 19

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please post your updated code

also please note that the output of a function is its return value

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Hi @penicillin

Try calling you function like this:

print(create_character('ren', 4, 2, 1))

Happy coding