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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dictionaries String Formatting with Dictionaries

Shih Kai-Wen
Shih Kai-Wen
613 Points
Posted by Shih Kai-Wen
Shih Kai-Wen
613 Points

Challenge question

I am stuck in this challenge, can someone help me??

string_factory.py 
# Example:
# values = [{"name": "Michelangelo", "food": "PIZZA"}, {"name": "Garfield", "food": "lasagna"}]
# string_factory(values)
# ["Hi, I'm Michelangelo and I love to eat PIZZA!", "Hi, I'm Garfield and I love to eat lasagna!"]

template = "Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!"
def string_factory(food=None,name=None):
    if name and food:       
        new=list(template.format(name,food))
        return new

values(**[{"name": "Michelangelo", "food": "PIZZA"}, {"name": "Garfield", "food": "lasagna"}])

1 Answer

Afloarei Andrei
Afloarei Andrei
5,163 Points
Afloarei Andrei
Afloarei Andrei
5,163 Points
  1. You'r function have to accept a list with dictionaries in it. So create a list like "values=[{......}, {....}] (copy the one commented in example), and don't forget to create the 'new = []'.
  2. You have to acces each dictionary at a time. For that you can use 'for dict in values:".
  3. Now you have to append the template formated with each dictionary value. "new.append(template.format(name = dict['name'], food = dict['food'])) "
  4. Finally return the 'new' list.

I hope I was clear enough for you to understand. :)