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Sean Frye
1,167 PointsShoot! I don't remember what to do.
I haven't been able to spend consistent time working on my courses. I know I would get this down if I had more consistent time on this, but I'm just getting so confused about it and I'm honestly not sure what I'm supposed to be doing.
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
'sundaes' = available.split(;)
2 Answers
Brett McGregor
Courses Plus Student 1,903 PointsHi Sean,
Check your syntax carefully. There are two syntax errors in your line of code.
Take a look at the Teacher Notes under the relevant video. That should help!
(https://teamtreehouse.com/library/python-basics/python-data-types/splitting-and-joining)
Francis Lamy
8,218 PointsYou are really close! First of all, when you declare a variable, you do not want the single-quotes ('). Second, you have the right idea with
'available'.split(;)
Your syntax error is on your ";" (semi-colon)... All you need to do is put your semi-colon between " (double-quotes)
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
sundaes = available.split(";")
Do you see the subtle difference? But great job, you had on the right process! Keep it up!