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

Posted by BERNARD OWUSU
BERNARD OWUSU
314 Points

Stuck here help

Stuck at the 3rd que

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

1 Answer

Denton Zhou
Denton Zhou
11,775 Points
Denton Zhou
Denton Zhou
11,775 Points

There are two minor issues with your code, both of which relate back to string formatting. I'd recommend re-watching the videos about string formatting and then reading the docs, in particular section 6.1.3, to get a better understanding.

The easiest way to format strings is by using replacement fields (the curly brackets, { }) without specifying arguments inside them. By this, I mean try:

menu = 'Our available flavors are: {}.'

If you wanted to say something like, "Our available flavors are: chocolate." then you would do something like this:

menu = 'Our available flavors are: {}'.format('chocolate')

Whatever is inside the .format() method will replace the replacement fields, {}. Applying this concept, you should be able to solve challenge question #3.