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mailroom with dictionaries: remove reference to "letter" #46
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https://uwpce-pythoncert.github.io/ProgrammingInPython/exercises/mailroom/mailroom_with_dicts.html
confusing to students mention of letter (which used to be combined with files/letter feature)
Try to use a dict and the .format() method to produce the letter as one big template, rather than building up a big string that produces the letter in parts.
remove that requirement ?
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PythonCHB commentedon Dec 27, 2020
I think learning how to use ** with .format is still a good idea.
And I don't understand the confusion -- this isn't changing / adding an features, simply suggesting a way to use template, .format() and a dict to do the same thing.
But if you can think of a way to make it more clear, sure.
natasha-aleksandrova commentedon Dec 31, 2020
the term "letter" isn't something that's a feature until later so the confusion is the terminology used -- "produce a letter" but we don't ask to produce a letter feature until later.
"send letters to all donors" menu option is added later on now.
PythonCHB commentedon Dec 31, 2020
ahh -- good catch, I lost track of what's when. I'll try to update that soon.
Odd that I didn't have any students complain about this in my class ....