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

Lucas Garcia
Lucas Garcia
6,529 Points
Posted by Lucas Garcia
Lucas Garcia
6,529 Points

Unpacking Dictionaries

I keep getting invalid Syntax Error for Line 13 and I don't know if this will solve the challenge. Thank you.

string_factory.py 
def favorite_food(dict):
    return "Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!".format()


def unpack(name = None, food = None):
    if name and food:
        return favorite_food()
    else:
        return NONE


unpack(**{"name" = "Lucas": "food" = "McDonalds"})

1 Answer

mhjp
mhjp
20,372 Points
mhjp
mhjp
20,372 Points

To unpack the dict you only need to precede it with ** for example

return "Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!".format(**dict)
JAMES CADMAN
JAMES CADMAN
3,312 Points
JAMES CADMAN
JAMES CADMAN
3,312 Points

That was very unclear from the video. They need to add better prompts to the challenges to be able to learn these things.