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

Splitting and Joining test - wrong series of commas?

So here is the code, guys: available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white" sundaes = available.split(";") menu = "Our available flavors are: {}." menu.format(", ".join(sundaes))

I keep receiving a reply that "Didn't find the right series of sundaes and commas in menu". The result, however, seems absolutely fine in terms of synthax, etc. Tried to adjust the code slightly but still nothing works.

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

2 Answers

Nathan Tallack
Nathan Tallack
22,160 Points

Very close. You just need to "redeclare" menu on the last line so that it is made up of what menu was before plus what you are adding to the end with the join on the sundays.

It will look like this.

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

Nathan, thanks a lot!