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

Mehmed Erkekli
Mehmed Erkekli
510 Points
Posted by Mehmed Erkekli
Mehmed Erkekli
510 Points

I do not know how to fill in the display_menu step

Here is my code: available = "flavor;flavor;flavor,etc" sundaes = available.split(;) display_menu = sundaes.join(', ') menu = "Our available flavors are {}.".format(display_menu)

How is this not correct?

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

2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there, Mehmed! You're doing great, but you've got the join statement a little backwards. First, we say what we're going to use to join it (or the separator), and then we say what list we're joining. 

display_menu = ", ".join(sundaes)

This will take a comma and a space and then join the items in sundaes with that pattern.

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Mehmed Erkekli
Mehmed Erkekli
510 Points
Mehmed Erkekli
Mehmed Erkekli
510 Points

Oh snap! Thanks so much Jennifer!