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

Lucas King
Lucas King
198 Points
Posted by Lucas King
Lucas King
198 Points

Why this .split isn't correct in the quiz? It works fine in the console...

available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white" sundaes = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white".split("; ")

banana.py 
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
sundaes = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white".split("; ")

1 Answer

Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points

Hey,

You were meant to use the variable and not the content of it to do this, also you want to not have a space after the semi colon string. Here's my solution:

available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"

sundaes = available.split(";")