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

Garrett Hughes
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Garrett Hughes
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Posted by Garrett Hughes
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Garrett Hughes
Python Development Techdegree Student 32,971 Points

I have no idea what I'm doing on this exercise. I've watched the video preceding it at least 6 times.

Something's just not clicking with this exercise for me. Haven't had any trouble with python up to this point. I tried to base my answer off what Kenneth did in the video. What am I doing incorrectly here?

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(name = None, food = None):
    list = []
    if name and food: 
        new = template.format(name,food)
        list.append(new)
    return new

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

I think you misunderstood the challenge.

The function takes in only one argument. It is a list of dictionaries.

Here's a sample parameter:

[{"name": "Michelangelo", "food": "PIZZA"}, {"name": "Garfield", "food": "lasagna"}]

If you call the complete string_factory function with that argument, you should get this in return:

["Hi, I'm Michelangelo and I love to eat PIZZA!", "Hi, I'm Garfield and I love to eat lasagna!"]

Does this help? :smile:

Zachary Crane
Zachary Crane
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Zachary Crane
Zachary Crane
1,736 Points

That helps a ton! I had no idea what they were asking for either.