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

Posted by Andrew Fitzpatrick
Andrew Fitzpatrick
3,013 Points

joining

so im obviously not joining it right and it says in the directions to rename menu to the existing one. What does that mean?

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

1 Answer

Jon Mirow
Jon Mirow
9,864 Points
Jon Mirow
Jon Mirow
9,864 Points

Hi there!

So close! Just remember that python runs in order from top to bottom, and doesn't know about anything until it sees it. On line 3 you tell python to use the variable display_menu but you don't declare it until line 4.

The fix: you're display_menu line should come before the menu line. One quick hint: the variable sundaes now contains a list, not a string, you'll have to use join in a different way :)