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

Posted by Jonathan Hamada
Jonathan Hamada
4,810 Points

Python basics coding challenge question

Got stuck on this challenge. Thanks!

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

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

You're really close there.

You just overlooked the part of the instructions that said, "Then reassign the menu variable..."

Just put the result back into menu and you'll have it.

Jonathan Hamada
Jonathan Hamada
4,810 Points

where do I put this? menu.format(display_menu)

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

You put it back into the menu variable. The format function doesn't change anything, it just returns a new value.

menu = menu.format(display_menu)