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

David Lopes
David Lopes
827 Points
Posted by David Lopes
David Lopes
827 Points

i'm stuck

Don't really get how I can do this.

banana.py 
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
sundaes = 'available'.split(;)

1 Answer

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

Two issues:

available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
sundaes = available.split(";")

The argument for split() needs to be inside quotation marks. And when you use variables (like available) you don't put them in quotes.