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

Brian Bimschleger
Brian Bimschleger
1,659 Points
Posted by Brian Bimschleger
Brian Bimschleger
1,659 Points

Step 3 informing me that Task 1 no longer valid?

After successfully completing Task 1 (split the variable "available" at semi-colons) and Task 2 (define variable "menu"), I arrive at Task 3. However, whenever I attempting to run Task 3, it informs me that Task 1 no longer works.

New code that I have added does not affect anything that was completed in Task 1.

My expected result is "Our available flavors are: banana split, hot fudge, cherry, malted, black and white."

print("Please help!")

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

1 Answer

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

It looks like you have some arguments transposed.

In Python, join is a string method that takes a sequence argument. But you have applied join to a sequence, and gave it a string argument.

The error message about "task 1 not passing" is simply because task 1 is retested first, and a syntax error anywhere in the code affects all the tests.

Brian Bimschleger
Brian Bimschleger
1,659 Points
Brian Bimschleger
Brian Bimschleger
1,659 Points

Gotcha. Basically needed the below instead. Thanks for the help!

format(", ".join(sundaes))