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Ryan Aston
1,069 PointsTask 3 help
When I check this it says 'It looks like Task 1 is no longer working' but I haven't changed the code for task 1. If you could explain to me what to do that would be great. Thanks for the help!
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
sundaes = available.split(';')
menu = "Our available flavors are: {}.".format(display_menu)
display_menu = sundaes.join(", ")
1 Answer
Torsten Lundahl
2,570 PointsFirst and foremost you are formatting 'menu' using the display_menu variable, before it has even been declared.
Python reads code in order from start to finish. This means it does not recognize 'display_menu' on line 3, since it is declared in line 4. In other words there is no variable called 'display_menu' before line 4.
Simply remove the format method on line 3 , and format 'menu' after the 'display_menu' has been declared instead.
The second problem is where you are using the join-method. You are using the method on a sequence instead of a string. It is supposed to be the other way around. Change it to ", ".join(sundaes) and it will work just fine.
Ryan Aston
1,069 PointsRyan Aston
1,069 PointsThank you very much! I understand where I went wrong now.