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Incorrect Validation in infoxtoPostdix selfcheck problem

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Description

Error reported in course pythonds on page InfixPrefixandPostfixExpressions by user vemkiran vemkiran@gmail.com
In the last self check question that states "Modify the infixToPostfix function so that it can convert the following expression", the expression provides is "5 * 3 ** (4 - 2) ".

So the answer generated by the program is "5 3 4 2 - ** *"

But when I enter that answer and submit, it says incorrect. But when I replace ** with ^, it accepts it as a correct solution.

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Start in the pythonds course on the InfixPrefixandPostfixExpressions page and inspect the last self-check for the infixToPostfix exercise. Compare the answer generated for the reported expression with the validation rule, then confirm that the intended equivalent answer is accepted by submitting the self-check.

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