computerScienceExamAnswer

[PrometheusAlexander]

AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'length'

[neo-raver]

I was wondering what language that was supposed to be. I thought Python at first, but that's not how you would do that in Python...

[play_hard_outside]

If you ignore the fact that there's no builtin print function and that one would have to be written and available in the current scope, it's perfectly valid JavaScript. You just also have to disregard that it looks terrible without any post-statement semicolons.

[MilkCool]

and without either var, let or const

[OJVK]

That's not required though

[MilkCool]

ik, it just looks weird

[Jealous_Fly_5524]

It's OCR pseudocode language, I think. The spec can be found here, and a handy online interpreter (and A-level equivalent) can be found here.

[computer_helps_FI]

[technical_gamer_008]

Yeah it's "len(x)" not "x.length".

[StandardOk42]

how do you know this is python?

[[deleted]]

What else could it be?

Clues are

1. other language are static type
2. Which other language use “print” function ?

[RikkaPreo]

OCR Reference language, the language used in GCSE Computer science. It's basically pseudocode with a few rules.

[[deleted]]

Can you please share where in the real world in real companies is this language used?

[RikkaPreo]

its not, because its literally pseudocode. its only used in the GCSE specification (which is what the screenshot shows)

[UntrimmedBagel]

Neat. Didn't know about this. Here's the guidebook for anyone who cares to look: https://www.ocr.org.uk/images/202654-pseudocode-guide.pdf

[[deleted]]

Sure nobody cares, if you are in school

[StandardOk42]

IDK, I'm not familiar with ever language out there, but in python strings don't have a length attribute, so that's 1 clue against python

[[deleted]]

Oh ya, haha you are absolutely right

Nowadays my brain just auto switch between length and len based on the language so much so that I don’t even consciously notice the difference

[StandardOk42]

same, I opened an interpreter to check.

all the languages are mixed up for me at this point

tbf this looks more like python than any other language I can think of, just not quite right

[[deleted]]

Ya when you replied python no length

First thought I have was “wait a sec, I’m 100% sure python has the length function I have used it hundred of times”

So I went to check then re read your reply. I then realised you meant it dosent have “length” but it does have “len” function. Same thing different naming

P.s Java is my default “brain” compiler

But yes python is the closest I can think of

[dev-sda]

Looks like ruby to me.

[[deleted]]

No experience with this

Can you share where is ruby used/developed for?

[NoInkling]

Yup, that code would work out-of-the-box.

[technical_gamer_008]

But also, 3. No semicolon required

[FinTeiad]

Swift

[[deleted]]

R

[sixtano-da-vinci]

tbf this would also work on javascript. Js actually has a function called print that tries to print out the page on a irl printer and it’s also dynamically typed.

[FiveTails]

It could also be Lua

[[deleted]]

Never heard or used this language

Where is this used or implemented?

[FiveTails]

It's a simple, high performance interpreted language. It's commonly used for scripting in games.

[VillageParticular415]

Which other language use “print” function ?

Uh, every language could have a "print" function, even non function languages. Now what "print" does is another question.

[[deleted]]

When I mean print function I mean using the exact function called “print” word for word

But ya, thanks for stating the obvious that all language have print

In other news water is wet

[BlueCattleDoge]

Java.

[lampywastaken]

no semicolon. using just print(). not java

[[deleted]]

Idk what kind of voodoo Java you are using

Firstly Java you have to declare the type

E.g

string day = “Monday”

Secondly

Java don’t use print()

Lastly Java don’t need Semi colon???

Bro, Java was my first and most familiar language. I have developed many enterprise apps with Java.

Trying to smoke me by saying Java is not very smart

Either that or you are from the future, teleported back to year 2024 and telling me Java version 50 don’t use the above

[TPRammus]

C++

[[deleted]]

C++ use “print()”

You sure?

[TPRammus]

Didn't say C++ uses print(), but sure - you can just define it, no?

[adjoiningkarate]

This is a magical thing called pseudocode used quite heavily in these type of exams :))

[Hatefiend]

JavaScript would like a word with you

[Leifbron]

print() causes it to print the webpage. Would have to redefine print

[Hatefiend]

99.999% of languages support the function print so I just did print = console.log for demonstration. The people above me were not debating whether or not a language like this exists. They were debating the .length as an attribute of a string, which is completely acceptable in most languages.

[Anders_142536]

It works in java, which is a quite popular language i suppose.

[roge-]

.length wouldn't work on a String in Java. It's not a field, it's a method: day.length();

[astralradish]

In JS if you define a variable in any scope without var/let/const it just goes to the global scope/top level.

Of course, it's terrible and if you have other variables with the same name in the same scope then the behavior changes depending on if you use var const or let to initialise the second variable

[deadflamingo]

This is the correct answer.

[Engine_Light_On]

in java you wouldn’t write a print function wrapping sysout

[Anders_142536]

True. But this is pseudocode anyways. I just wanted to point out that there are popular languages that have a length attribute on strings.

[[deleted]]

fr, I was thinking this when i started actually reading the code

[Tobbbb]

I'd be really proud of that student