#70552·freeCodeCamp

Salary Tracker - Step 39: Socrates giving wrong hints

Author: dinahessCreated Oct 1, 2026Updated Oct 1, 2026
Labelsstatus: waiting triage

Describe the Issue

Socrates is providing incorrect/misleading hints.

Please refer to this forum post: https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/workshop-workshop-salary-tracker-step-39-understanding-undersored-attributes/801482, which includes screenshots of incorrect/misleading hints provided by Socrates regarding the use of _level.

Affected Page

https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/python-v9/workshop-salary-tracker/step-39

Steps to Reproduce

The steps to reproduce this are outlined in the referenced forum post.

Recommended fix or suggestions

Modify the Socrates hints so they are correct and helpful.

Screenshots

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Source: freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp