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

Pamela Zazueta
Pamela Zazueta
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Posted by Pamela Zazueta
Pamela Zazueta
3,582 Points

What does it mean when it says 'sundaes' are supposed to be a list, when it says they are variable?

Is 'sundaes' a list or variable?

banana.py 
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
sundaes = 'banana split','hot fudge','cherry','malted','black and white'.split()

1 Answer

Taylor Schimek
Taylor Schimek
19,318 Points
Taylor Schimek
Taylor Schimek
19,318 Points

A variable can point to a string, integer, list, etc. the challenge wants you to create a variable named sundaes and have it equal a list of sundae types gotten from available. sundaes = available.split(';').

Hope that helps.