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

Adi Jain
Adi Jain
2,771 Points
Posted by Adi Jain
Adi Jain
2,771 Points

What am I doing wrong I even went to the forums to check and it still isnt working

Alright, let's finish making our menu. Combine the sundaes list into a new string, joining them with a comma and a space (", "). Use that string with a .format() on our existing menu variable and replace the current value of menu.

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

2 Answers

Karen Freeman-Smith
Karen Freeman-Smith
29,248 Points

I think you are missing a space after your comma ("," instead of ", ")

Adi Jain
Adi Jain
2,771 Points
Adi Jain
Adi Jain
2,771 Points

Thanks, I just realized that it was a silly mistake and I need to read the question thoroughly to find those small details thanks!

Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points
Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points

I'm not 100% sure that this is the problem, but you never did .format in your string on line 3 for the menu variable. Try doing that and see if it works, if I'm not mistaken the menu variable needs to be on line 5, and the current line 5 can be deleted, you have to have format immediately after the string. Again I'm not sure if that's the problem but that's what I would try if I were you.