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

traolach trewhella
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traolach trewhella
Courses Plus Student 835 Points

ok in the video it was hard for me to pick this up now im having trouble with theas three qustions /problemssomeone help

if you could break down the questions very clearly i would appreciate it thank you(;

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

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

Here is one solution. Post back if you have specific questions.

# Task 1 of 3

# I think it's time for a snack. Luckily I have a string full of types
# of ice cream sundaes. Unluckily, they're all in one string and the
# string has semi-colons in it too.

# Use '.split()' to break the available string apart on the semi-colons
# (;). Assign this to a new variable 'sundaes'.

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

sundaes = available.split(';')

# Task 2 of 3

# Let's add a new string variable for displaying our menu items.

# Make a new variable named 'menu' that's set to
# "Our available flavors are: {}.".

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

# Task 3 of 3

# Alright, let's finish making our menu.

# Combine the 'sundaes' list into a new string, joining them with a
# comma and a space (", ").

# Put that string into a .format() on our 'menu' string.

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

# OR

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