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

David Lopes
David Lopes
827 Points
Posted by David Lopes
David Lopes
827 Points

Lost

I don't get it

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

1 Answer

Fredrik strand
Fredrik strand
17,207 Points
Fredrik strand
Fredrik strand
17,207 Points

Your format should be at the end of the string with the placeholder, not on the new string you created. Format passes a value to a placeholder in the string, the curly brackets. Your current string has no placeholder.

Try adding .format(", ".join(sundaes)) onto the menu variable string.