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

Joshua Thomas
Joshua Thomas
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Posted by Joshua Thomas
Joshua Thomas
1,100 Points

add a new string variable and make a new variable name menu

I'm not sure what to do at this point

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

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Christopher Shaw
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Christopher Shaw
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Christopher Shaw
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Christopher Shaw
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The challenge is asking you to join the 'sundaes' list to a new variable called 'display_menu'.

display_menu = ", ".join(sundaes)

You are then asked to use format to replace the place holder in menu

menu = "Our available flavors are: {}.".format(display_menu)

Where you are going wrong is not creating display_menu first and then using the 'format()' after the closing " of menu.