miketayo:


i was able to submit mine sometime in February... when is the deadline again?

Finally, note that both tests need to be completed by 8th
April, 2016

Interview Dates: April 25th - May 6th
Bootcamp: May 23rd - June

enigmatique:

Also had the same problem in the OOP Lab and solved it, just like you. But this problem is totally different from that one. In this case, the interpreter is not working at all for some reason, let alone give an error message!

So, have you done the Algorithm Lab?

am doing the Algorithm Lab 2day....and i jst hope it doesnt give me any problem...
@enigmatique what stage are u in d test?

miketayo:


i was able to submit mine sometime in February... when is the deadline again?

The deadline is March 25 i.e this Friday. However, I don't think it's because they've closed the application process or anything similar. Why? Coz I'm answering other quizzes and labs and they're submitting without any hitches. But na just this Algo lab sha...

dabanzy:


am doing the Algorithm Lab 2day....and i jst hope it doesnt give me any problem...
@enigmatique what stage are u in d test?

I'm at stage 9 already. And step up your speed bro. Time no really dey again ooo.

miketayo:


i was able to submit mine sometime in February... when is the deadline again?

5staG has said it. The deadline for application is March 25 but you must finish all tests by April 18.

(As a side note however, the dates for interview and boot camp is conflicting on apply.andela.com and https://boards.greenhouse.io/andela/jobs/144281#.VvKNCrMo9dY . Maybe we'll buzz them about that AFTER this Algo. Lab ish is resolved. Na eem b the koko.)

5staG:



Finally, note that both tests need to be completed by 8th
April, 2016

Interview Dates: April 25th - May 6th
Bootcamp: May 23rd - June

both test as in the curriculum and the plum test ryt?

miketayo:

both test as in the curriculum and the plum test ryt?

Yea bro..

Yuppie! Yippee! Chineke dalu! Jesu seun! Nagode Yesu! Halleluyah!

"Why the jubilation?", you ask. Well, I've FINALLY succeeded in submitting my script for the Algorithm Lab!

Cc WafiJoe, dabanzy, onyebig1, miketayo and especially 5staG.

Yeah baby!

So, how did I do it?

SUMMARY: I retyped my code from scratch using my phone's original keyboard app and QPython's[1] text editor, and it worked!

DETAILS: I tried Incognito Mode in Chrome, thinking it was some stored data/cookie that was messing me up. Didn't work. However, I typed my initial script with a custom keyboard app called Hacker's Keyboard, and had been suspecting that that app had put some funny characters in my code. So I changed back to my Android phone's follow-come AOSP keyboard and used QPython's text editor to write my script FROM SCRATCH, proofread it, chugged into Proctor and GAZEEN! It passed the tests! Though ecstatic, I wasted no time in hitting the submit button and that was it!

[1]: QPython is a Python interpreter for Android phones that's obtainable in Play Store.

So 5staG, au far? Try this and let me know how it went.

enigmatique:
Yuppie! Yippee! Chineke dalu! Jesu seun! Nagode Yesu! Halleluyah!

"Why the jubilation?", you ask. Well, I've FINALLY succeeded in submitting my script for the Algorithm Lab!

Cc WafiJoe, dabanzy, onyebig1, miketayo and especially 5staG.

Yeah baby!

Lol. Congrats. See you soon.

enigmatique:
So, how did I do it?

SUMMARY: I retyped my code from scratch using my phone's original keyboard app and QPython's[1] text editor, and it worked!

DETAILS: I tried Incognito Mode in Chrome, thinking it was some stored data/cookie that was messing me up. Didn't work. However, I typed my initial script with a custom keyboard app called Hacker's Keyboard, and had been suspecting that that app had put some funny characters in my code. So I changed back to my Android phone's follow-come AOSP keyboard and used QPython's text editor to write my script FROM SCRATCH, proofread it, chugged into Proctor and GAZEEN! It passed the tests! Though ecstatic, I wasted no time in hitting the submit button and that was it!

[1]: QPython is a Python interpreter for Android phones that's obtainable in Play Store.

So 5staG, au far? Try this and let me know how it went.

I don't even use an android phone. I'm doing the test with chrome browser on my pc. I can't even begin to understand how that will affect my code..

WafiJoe:

Lol. Congrats. See you soon.

You too bro!

5staG:


I don't even use an android phone. I'm doing the test with chrome browser on my pc. I can't even begin to understand how that will affect my code..

But at least try it please.

Btw, I also removed ALL comments from script. Try that too.

I love this andela guys. How I wish more companies like this exist. You guys should also check codulab, they have a similar program.

enigmatique:

But at least try it please.

Btw, I also removed ALL comments from script. Try that too.

I don't have access to any android phone right now, but at least I'll try removing the comments, though I still fail to see how that might be part of the problem. All the modifications I make to the code pass the tests, but when I try to submit the system just rejects it. The funny part of it is that if you complain to Andela they'll mail an auto-reply back to you

5staG:

I don't have access to any android phone right now, but at least I'll try removing the comments, though I still fail to see how that might be part of the problem. All the modifications I make to the code pass the tests, but when I try to submit the system just rejects it. The funny part of it is that if you complain to Andela they'll mail an auto-reply back to you

Lol, I know. But na we wan bcom fellows na, no be so? So we have to figure it out ourselves. After childbirth, a mother looks at all her past troubles in the last 9 months and says "Yes, it was more than worth it".

There's somewhere in their FAQ in Proctor that says if your script passes the tests but not the submission, it's because the script isn't passing some special, hidden tests that the submit button carries out on it. So, why not post your script here and let us have a look. We might be able to tell you its shortcomings IF any. (You can also PM it to mavizacogito @ gmail . com)

enigmatique:

Lol, I know. But na we wan bcom fellows na, no be so? So we have to figure it out ourselves. After childbirth, a mother looks at all her past troubles in the last 9 months and says "Yes, it was more than worth it".

There's somewhere in their FAQ in Proctor that says if your script passes the tests but not the submission, it's because the script isn't passing some special, hidden tests that the submit button carries out on it. So, why not post your script here and let us have a look. We might be able to tell you its shortcomings IF any. (You can also PM it to mavizacogito @ gmail . com)

Yea bro. I saw the stuff about the hidden tests too, that was why I kept on modifying my code. I'll post as soon as I can get some screenshots..

@enigmatique congrats!!!!>>>>>
i'll also try as much 2 finish up 2day or latest 2moro....
i hope u also got the open saturday invitation by andela?
i got a mail some days back that contains an invite 2 andela's yaba office next week saturday
i really hope i fall among d first 60 pple as they said in d mail....
and hope u guiz also filled d form....
if so, perhaps we might meet there who knows?

well meanwhile.....


home study ti take over!!

dabanzy:
@enigmatique congrats!!!!>>>>>
i'll also try as much 2 finish up 2day or latest 2moro....
i hope u also got the open saturday invitation by andela?
i got a mail some days back that contains an invite 2 andela's yaba office next week saturday
i really hope i fall among d first 60 pple as they said in d mail....
and hope u guiz also filled d form....
if so, perhaps we might meet there who knows?

well meanwhile.....


home study ti take over!!

Uh, no, didn't get that mail. Last one I got was about a Data Scientist Masterclass. But do let us know how it goes if you get picked sha.

enigmatique:

Uh, no, didn't get that mail. Last one I got was about a Data Scientist Masterclass. But do let us know how it goes if you get picked sha.

what was that abt?....some sorta iv too?

dabanzy:


what was that abt?....some sorta iv too?

Yes it was. Was one of the programs from the Andela-IBM-Techpreneur partnership to train 1000 data scientists. But it was also first-come-first-served. Besides, I no dey Lag ATM, so wouldn't have been able to attend.

dabanzy:
@enigmatique congrats!!!!>>>>>
i'll also try as much 2 finish up 2day or latest 2moro....
i hope u also got the open saturday invitation by andela?
i got a mail some days back that contains an invite 2 andela's yaba office next week saturday
i really hope i fall among d first 60 pple as they said in d mail....
and hope u guiz also filled d form....
if so, perhaps we might meet there who knows?

well meanwhile.....


home study ti take over!!

Bro how far have you gone with your test, have you attempted the Algo Lab yet?

@Enigmatique: this is the last code I tried to submit:

def prime_number(num):
If num == 1 or num % 2 == 0:
return False
else:
return True



def get_algorithm_result(mylist):
largest = mylist[0]
for i in range(1, len(mylist)):
if largest < mylist[i]:
largest = mylist[i]
if mylist.index(mylist[i]) == len(mylist) - 1:
break
else:
continue
return largest

Sorry for the appearance of the code. This text editor removes all indentation and whitespaces. But I've tested the code severally and it works..I hope you can make sense of it like this

enigmatique:

Uh, no, didn't get that mail. Last one I got was about a Data Scientist Masterclass. But do let us know how it goes if you get picked sha.

WafiJoe:

Lol. Congrats. See you soon.

it has finally happened!
pls help me guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
been battling this code for over an hour....
pls i dnt knw whats wrong with my algorithm lab its pasing all the tests but its refusing to submit!!!

pls Note: everywhre u see int in the prime_number function, i've been using n before, i only changed it out of frustration

this is what happens when i click submit

its 2:37am and am still battling algo lab since yday without sleeping a wink
ive been re-writing over n over still cant find d error and its not even allowing me import from math module
so i can use some functions in d module

like ...(math.sqrt(n)-1) ok, guess dat was weird tho'

geez!....dis algo lab yaf suffer me

sm1 pls help

5staG:
@Enigmatique: this is the last code I tried to submit:

def prime_number(num):
If num == 1 or num % 2 == 0:
return False
else:
return True




def get_algorithm_result(mylist):
largest = mylist[0]
for i in range(1, len(mylist)):
if largest < mylist[i]:
largest = mylist[i]
if mylist.index(mylist[i]) == len(mylist) - 1:
break
else:
continue

return largest

Sorry for the appearance of the code. This text editor removes all indentation and whitespaces. But I've tested the code severally and it works..I hope you can make sense of it like this

Ah, I can see two problems with your script, which I've bolded:
1. The prime_number() you described here is ACTUALLY testing for even numbers. So, if a number is even, it returns False and if it is odd, it returns True. We both know that not all odd numbers are prime (9, 15, 21, 25 etc) and 2 IS prime. You can see for yourself by running it on these numbers: 2, 9, 15, 21.
SOLUTION: First, check if the number supplied is <= 1, and return False if so. If not, what you need to do is divide the input by ALL numbers less than it AND greater than 1. Immediately you find a factor (i.e num % divisor == 0), break/stop the checks and return False. But if the loop completes, then return True.

2. The bolded part of your get_algorithm_result() is redundant. You don't need to check for the last element in the list and then break the for loop. No. It will terminate by itself when it passes the range you gave for the for loop(no pun intended ).

Check these and give me your feedback.

dabanzy:
this is what happens when i click submit

Here are the problems/quirks I see in your script:
1. You don't need that "continue" statement on line 6. The for loop will continue normally.
2. int is a built-in function of Python! Just like len(), range(), str(), it can't be used as a varible name. The Proctor interpreter also shows this coz it gave len() and range() the same color as int. So use another variable name e.g some_int, num, number etc.
3. The range stipulated on line 11 is accurate, but you need to rethink line 12-15. The way it is, it's only testing the input with one number, the first number of the range you gave, which is 2. This is due to the return statements on lines 13 and 15, which end any further execution/iteration. Therefore, those lines are testing for ODD numbers, not prime ones.
SOLUTION: Use your loop to check if any of the numbers in the stipulated range is a factor of the input. Immediately you find a factor, return False. But if the loop completes without finding a factor, then put a "return True" statement OUTSIDE the loop (TIP: that should be on line 17 ).

enigmatique:

Here are the problems/quirks I see in your script:
1. You don't need that "continue" statement on line 6. The for loop will continue normally.
2. int is a built-in function of Python! Just like len(), range(), str(), it can't be used as a varible name. The Proctor interpreter also shows this coz it gave len() and range() the same color as int. So use another variable name e.g some_int, num, number etc.
3. The range stipulated on line 11 is accurate, but you need to rethink line 12-15. The way it is, it's only testing the input with one number, the first number of the range you gave, which is 2. This is due to the return statements on lines 13 and 15, which end any further execution/iteration. Therefore, those lines are testing for ODD numbers, not prime ones.
SOLUTION: Use your loop to check if any of the numbers in the stipulated range is a factor of the input. Immediately you find a factor, return False. But if the loop completes without finding a factor, then put a "return True" statement OUTSIDE the loop (TIP: that should be on line 17 ).

bro, like i said, i made these changes out of frustration
see what my code is looking like now....

could u edit d part d has error and correct it pls....i've got no time left

update.....
i re-wrote the whole prime_number code
and now its finally working

enigmatique:

Here are the problems/quirks I see in your script:
1. You don't need that "continue" statement on line 6. The for loop will continue normally.
2. int is a built-in function of Python! Just like len(), range(), str(), it can't be used as a varible name. The Proctor interpreter also shows this coz it gave len() and range() the same color as int. So use another variable name e.g some_int, num, number etc.
3. The range stipulated on line 11 is accurate, but you need to rethink line 12-15. The way it is, it's only testing the input with one number, the first number of the range you gave, which is 2. This is due to the return statements on lines 13 and 15, which end any further execution/iteration. Therefore, those lines are testing for ODD numbers, not prime ones.
SOLUTION: Use your loop to check if any of the numbers in the stipulated range is a factor of the input. Immediately you find a factor, return False. But if the loop completes without finding a factor, then put a "return True" statement OUTSIDE the loop (TIP: that should be on line 17 ).

am on the OOP lab now and when i click test code, it writes something about not been serializable...( i can swear my code is correct, coz i tested it with my python interpreter before uploading it)


class BankAccount:
def _init_(self, balance):
self.balance = balance
def Deposit (self, amount):
self.amount = amount
balance += amount
return balance
def Withdraw (self, amount):
if amount < balance:
return 'invalid transaction'
else:
balance -= amount
return balance

class MinimumBalanceAccount(BankAccount):
pass

omonosa25:



am on the OOP lab now and when i click test code, it writes something about not been serializable...( i can swear my code is correct, coz i tested it with my python interpreter before uploading it)


class BankAccount:
def _init_(self, balance):
self.balance = balance
def Deposit (self, amount):
self.amount = amount
balance += amount
return balance
def Withdraw (self, amount):
if amount < balance:
return 'invalid transaction'
else:
balance -= amount
return balance

class MinimumBalanceAccount(BankAccount):
pass

1. It should be BankAccount(object) not just BankAccount.
2. The names of two of your functions are wrong i.e it should be deposit and not Deposit, withdraw and not Withdraw.
3. In withdraw(), it should be
if amount > balance:
and not
if amount < balance:
Correct those and let's know the outcome.