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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dictionaries String Formatting with Dictionaries

Posted by Ignatius Matongo
Ignatius Matongo
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string_factoring.py its acting up pliz help

def favorite_food(name=None, food=None): if name and food: print("Hi, I'm {} and I love to eat {}!".format(name, food)) favorite_food(**{name="Kenneth", food="tacos"})

string_factory.py 
def favorite_food(name=None, food=None):
    if name and food:
        print("Hi, I'm {} and I love to eat {}!".format(name, food))
    favorite_food(**{name="Kenneth", food="tacos"})

1 Answer

Oszkár Fehér
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Oszkár Fehér
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Oszkár Fehér
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Hi Ignatius. The function it's already is given, what you have to do is to unpack the dictionary and place it in the .format() the unpacked dict:

.format(**dict)

Nothing has to be modified in the original function. I hope it helps you. Happy coding