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

Posted by Martin Rollins
Martin Rollins
199 Points

Is .join correct on Menu indexed line?

checking Menu index line

banana.py 
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
avaliable = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white".split(';')
['banana split', 'hot fudge' , 'cherrymalted' , 'black and white']
sundaes = available.split(";")
menu = "Our avaliable flavors are: " +' ,'.join(avaliable)

2 Answers

Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points
Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points

Martin Rollins we need to use the join method on sundaes and store the result in a new variable named display_menu.

Once that is done you can pass display_menu in your format method.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,288 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,288 Points

That seems to be one of several issues:

  • lines 2 and 3 don't relate to the instructions and should be removed
  • "available" is misspelled as "avaliable" ("l" before "i") in two places
  • the join is connecting with ' ,' (space comma) instead of ', ' (comma space)
  • the menu string is missing the placeholder ("{}")
  • the final step should use .format() to fill the placholder (you won't need to concatenate anything)