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

Siyuan Welch
Siyuan Welch
3,025 Points

Combine the sundaes list into a new string, joining them with a comma and a space

I have no idea how to fix it.

3 Answers

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

You can join a list using:

', '.join(some_list)

This will return a string which may be assign to a variable, printed, or returned from a function as needed.

Siyuan Welch
Siyuan Welch
3,025 Points

TASK: Alright, let's finish making our menu. Combine the sundaes list into a new string, joining them with a comma and a space (", "). Use that string with a .format() on our existing menu variable and replace the current value of menu.

Preview Code: available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white" sundaes = available.split(";") menu = "Our available flavors are: {}."

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

Try this:

available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
sundaes = available.split(";")
menu = "Our available flavors are: {}."
string = ', '.join(sundaes)
menu = menu.format(string)
Siyuan Welch
Siyuan Welch
3,025 Points

Yeah, it's went through. Thank you so much!

It you want to complete in one line try this

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