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

Posted by Babatunde Obidare
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Babatunde Obidare
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 4,925 Points

Why is this code not correct?

I can't get item 3 correct!

  1. Use .split() to break the available string apart on the semi-colons (;). Assign this to a new variable sundaes.
  2. Make a new variable named menu that's set to "Our available flavors are: {}.".
  3. 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.

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

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

1 Answer

dorodo durudu
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dorodo durudu
Courses Plus Student 862 Points
dorodo durudu
dorodo durudu
Courses Plus Student 862 Points 
menu + ", ".format(",".join(sundaes))

this is not correct, because python first .format the ", " and after add the menu variable

You must write: 

menu.format(", ".join(sundaes))

I don't understand why you format the ", " and after you join the ", ".

The result expected from that code, assuming that the format works fine.. is

Our available flavors are: ,  banana split, hot fudge, cherry, malted, black and white.

With that ", " before the banana