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Fix and Extend a Python Module
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Fix and Extend a Python Module

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Problem

Debug Python classes and objects to identify why tests failed, fix an existing function, and write a new function to make tests pass.

Asked in the Karat stage. Practical debugging session based on test failure signals.

I/O Contract

Implement failure_summary(cases). cases is a list of JSON objects with name, status, and message keys. Each status is passed, failed, or skipped. Return a dictionary containing failed test names and counts for all three statuses. The input must remain plain dictionaries, while the implementation should model each case as a Python object.

Constraints

  • cases contains zero or more dictionaries.
  • Each dictionary contains name and status; message may be empty.
  • name and message are strings.
  • status is one of passed, failed, or skipped.
  • Preserve the input order in the failed-name list.

Function Signature

def failure_summary(cases):
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