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

Ishan Rahman
Ishan Rahman
2,155 Points
Posted by Ishan Rahman
Ishan Rahman
2,155 Points

I didn't understand the question. Can you give me an example to explain it?

I understood the first two tasks but the last one send me to a loop. Please give an example similar to the task

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

1 Answer

William Li
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William Li
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William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

Hi there, the way you're using the .join() method is incorrect here, it's NOT a method under list class, but it takes a list as its argument, for example: ", ".join(list) sth like that.

menu = "Our available flavors are: {}".format(", ".join(sundaes))  # really brave one-liner

Hope it helps.

Ishan Rahman
Ishan Rahman
2,155 Points
Ishan Rahman
Ishan Rahman
2,155 Points

Thanks a lot! it helped me clear up my doubt.