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

Posted by Andrew Caraballo
Andrew Caraballo
2,657 Points

I Would Love some Help with String Formatting!

Hello fellow coding community,

I'm totally stuck with this code challenge. I think I understand packing and unpacking dicts, but with the context of building a function that pulls dicts out of list and puts them in a formatted string, I'm lost. I've been trying different things in work spaces and can't seem to come up with anything that'll print out the list of strings.

Can someone look at my code and help me make the proper corrections?

Thanks,

Andrew

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}!"
values = [{"name": "Michelangelo", "food": "Pizza"}, {"name": "Garfield", "food": "lasagna"}]

def string_factory(new_list):
    new_list = []
    for item in vales:
        new_list.append(template.format(**item))
    return new_list

string_factory(values)

1 Answer

Kai Long Chan
Kai Long Chan
3,238 Points
Kai Long Chan
Kai Long Chan
3,238 Points 
def string_factory(args):
    new_list = []
    for item in args:
        new_list.append(template.format(**item))
    return new_list

Solution for your reference.

"for item in vales:" should be "for item in values:"