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

Posted by Jillian Hade
Jillian Hade
1,170 Points

Keeps saying Task 1 is no longer functioning

I followed the directions and it keeps sending me back to the first task.

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

sundaes = available.split(';')

display_menu = sundaes.join(', ')

menu = 'Our available flavors are: {}.'.format(display_menu)
Peter Ndungu
Peter Ndungu
1,395 Points
Peter Ndungu
Peter Ndungu
1,395 Points

Hello, Try not to delete the code for task 1. When in task 2 just add the correct code immediately after the the task 1 code.

3 Answers

Peter Ndungu
Peter Ndungu
1,395 Points
Peter Ndungu
Peter Ndungu
1,395 Points

Try this:

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

sundaes = available.split(';')

menu = 'Our available flavors are: {}.'.format(', '.join(sundaes))

Feisty Mullah
Feisty Mullah
25,849 Points
Feisty Mullah
Feisty Mullah
25,849 Points

Hello Jillian, You can do all this in one line of code as asked by the challenge. It is just little bit confusing.

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

Afloarei Andrei
Afloarei Andrei
5,163 Points
Afloarei Andrei
Afloarei Andrei
5,163 Points

try: display_menu = ", ".join(sundaes)