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

Posted by Yodh Garfias
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Yodh Garfias
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 943 Points

banana.py

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Whenever I check my work it tells me that Task 1 is no longer passing.

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

1 Answer

Valeshan Naidoo
Valeshan Naidoo
27,008 Points
Valeshan Naidoo
Valeshan Naidoo
27,008 Points

You're on the right track, just a few problems. You're declaring the menu variable twice, when just once at the end will do. Another is that your join method is incorrectly formed, you need to first enter how you'd like content to be joined (", ") then type the join method, and then enter what content you'd like to be joined together, so it'll look like this (", ").join(sundaes).

All in all, it should look like this.

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