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

Jesse Ferguson
Jesse Ferguson
1,419 Points
Posted by Jesse Ferguson
Jesse Ferguson
1,419 Points

why is task 1 not passing

I did everything he said and Task 1 is not passing?

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

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points

Because sundaes is a list it does not have a .join() method like strings do. This syntax error causes all tasks to fail.

Usually "Task 1 is no longer passing" is a symptom of an introduced syntax error.

Try flipping the statement around:

display_menu = ', '.join(sundaes)