Adding new functions to the homework

Question

Is it allowed to add new functions other than the main function for mandatory homework number 4? I mean I need to define two other functions, which are not directly part of the main function. Then I call them in the main function named def most_frequent_chars(filename: str) -> str: .

Answer 1

Yes, you can.

It's really useful to divide your function in smaller functions, and without doing it you wouldn't be able to pass intricacy test.

Comments

Thank you
but other functions are not sub-functions of the main function. they are defined outside the most_frequent_chars function and called within it. is that ok?

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Yeah yeah of course, the functions are outside and you call them from the main one.

Answer 2

Yes, that's more than ok, we are encouraged to split our problems into smaller problems. Divide and conquer!

Answer 3

It is possible and strongly recommended, as it will lower your code intricacy (which is necessary, since there is a dedicated test) and, more generally, it is a positive coding habit.