Typeerror: str() takes at most 3 arguments (8 given)

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I am trying to create a function that shows a given course code is correct or not.
the course code starts with four letters and three numbers with space in-between them.
Wish you all a Merry Christmas.

Even If I take off the remaining 5 values from course_name  I am still getting this error.
<pre>course_name =str("SCIN", "MATC", "BCSE")
TypeError: decoding str is not supported

What I have tried:

def Course_Code(input_word):
    course_name =['SCIN', 'ENGG', 'MATC', 'BCSE', 'BCMS', 'ENGS', 'MGMT', 'COMM']
    course_number =(1,2,3,4,6)
    for CourseCode in input_word (course_name,'',course_number):
        if CourseCode == "SCIN 123":
            print("True")
        else:
            print("False")  
input_word = input("Please select menu choice: ")
Course_Code(input_word)

Posted 24-Dec-20 8:43am

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Updated 4-Sep-21 1:58am

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Mr Bobcat 1-Jan-21 13:29pm

use split on input_word, then check the course name and number separately, one as a string and another as an array of numbers so you can match that array with the array of course_number.

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2020-12-24T08:50:00

The str function does not combine or concatenate strings: it takes up to three parameters, the last two of which describe how to convert the value: Python str() Function[^]

I have no idea what you are trying to do with that code, and I'm not sure you do either! I'd strongly suggest you do two things:
1) Re-read your course notes carefully.
2) Read your full homework question again, and then re-read your notes from the last lesson.

Then think about what exactly you have been told to do - the question often includes pretty much complete instructions!