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

faysal Garaad
faysal Garaad
303 Points
Posted by faysal Garaad
faysal Garaad
303 Points

My code challenge is stuck

This is what i was told to do but my code isn't running

"Alright, let's finish making our menu. Combine the sundaes list into a new variable named display_menu, where each item in the list is rejoined together by a comma and a space (", ").

Then reassign the menu variable to use the existing variable and .format() to replace the placeholder with the new string in display_menu.

If you're really brave, you can even accomplish this all on the same line where menu is currently being set."

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 = ", ".join(sundaes)

1 Answer

David Deberry
David Deberry
5,447 Points
David Deberry
David Deberry
5,447 Points

It will not pass because you're using display_menu before defining it. Python reads code starting from the top and work its way down. so you have to switch the order of your last two lines. 

display_menu = ", ".join(sundaes)
menu = "Our available flavors are: {}.".format(display_menu)