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

Posted by Senadin Beganovic
Senadin Beganovic
316 Points

sorry

banana.py 
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
sundaes = available.split(';')
menu = "Our available flavors are : {}. ".flavors(available)
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Senadin Beganovic

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1 Answer

William Harrison
William Harrison
9,585 Points
William Harrison
William Harrison
9,585 Points

First thing you never defined anything for flavors, not that it is needed. Replace it with format, and the variable with the split of your string.

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

But this is not quite right. Your output is : Our available flavors are : ['banana split', 'hot fudge', 'cherry', 'malted', 'black and white']. You split function changed the string into a list of the flavors. This is where the .join will be used.

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

This will join the list values together, with a comma between the items. Now your menu will be - Our available flavors are : banana split, hot fudge, cherry, malted, black and white.