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

Dakota Brumfield
Dakota Brumfield
952 Points
Posted by Dakota Brumfield
Dakota Brumfield
952 Points

Is my answer wrong, or just not the way i am being asked to write it?

i am on Task 3 of 3 and I believe I have the correct code written. I have tested my code in the Python Shell and it creates the string i believe the question is asking me to create.

is this a wrong answer all together or have I just written it in a way other than the way i am being asked to write it.

Outside of the code I have written I can not find another way to write it that creates the string I am being asked to create or that Treehouse will accept as an answer.

Here is what i have written,

available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"

sundaes = available.split(';')

menu = "Our available flavors are: {}."

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

Any help is much appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

I hope you are all having a great day! -Dakota

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

1 Answer

Wesley Trayer
Wesley Trayer
13,812 Points
Wesley Trayer
Wesley Trayer
13,812 Points

You're half of the way there!

"display_menu" is supposed to be equal to the sundaes joined by commas and spaces.

display_menu = ', '.join(sundaes)

Then "menu" is supposed to be reassigned to equal menu.format(display_menu)

Dakota Brumfield
Dakota Brumfield
952 Points
Dakota Brumfield
Dakota Brumfield
952 Points

Thank you so much for your response!!!

So if I had just changed line 4 to read Menu = menu.format(', '.join(sundaes))

Then it would still yield the EXACT same result.

I do understand that i was creating the incorrect variable in trying to make "Display_menu" = The correct answer.

Thanks again for the help! -Dakota