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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types Use .split() and .join()

Posted by Michael Konstantinovsky
Michael Konstantinovsky
991 Points

Can't understand what should I do in this step

Third step can't understand. Thanks

banana.py 
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
sundaes = available.split(';')
menu = "Our available flavors are: {}.".format(sundaes)
display_menu = sundaes.join(", ")
menu =

3 Answers

Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Points
Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Points

I have done it, using the same menu variable, and without using the display_menu variable

menu = "Our available flavors are: {}.".format(", ".join(sundaes))
Michael Konstantinovsky
Michael Konstantinovsky
991 Points
Michael Konstantinovsky
Michael Konstantinovsky
991 Points

Thank you so much!!!!!!! You helped me a lot, I tried to understand what should I do there.

Tim Ngwena
Tim Ngwena
4,824 Points
Tim Ngwena
Tim Ngwena
4,824 Points

I did this forumla, how is it different ?

display_menu = menu.format(", ".join(sundaes))