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

sandeep krishnappa
sandeep krishnappa
1,571 Points
Posted by sandeep krishnappa
sandeep krishnappa
1,571 Points

String_factory exercise keep giving invalid syntax for return new_list

The check kept giving me the same invalid syntax error on return new_list at the end of the code. Not sure what is the problem here.

string_factory.py 
# Example:
# values = [{"name": "Michelangelo", "food": "PIZZA"}, {"name": "Garfield", "food": "lasagna"}]
# string_factory(values)
# ["Hi, I'm Michelangelo and I love to eat PIZZA!", "Hi, I'm Garfield and I love to eat lasagna!"]



def string_factory(values):
    values = [{'name': 'Michelangelo', 'food': 'PIZZA'}, {'name': 'Garfield', 'food': 'lasagna'}]
    template = "Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!"
    new_list = []
    for words in values:
        new_list.append(template.format(**words)
    return new_list

1 Answer

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,119 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,119 Points

The syntax error is in your second last line - you've missed a closing bracket:

new_list.append(template.format(**words))

Your code still won't pass the challenge however. You need to delete the line which defines values inside the function:

values = [{'name': 'Michelangelo', 'food': 'PIZZA'}, {'name': 'Garfield', 'food': 'lasagna'}]

This is because the function should accept a list of dictionaries from the user, rather than define its own values inside the function.

With these two fixes, your code should pass the challenge.

sandeep krishnappa
sandeep krishnappa
1,571 Points
sandeep krishnappa
sandeep krishnappa
1,571 Points

Thank you very much Stuart. The revised code passed the challenge.