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

Posted by Mohammad Alawad
Mohammad Alawad
1,877 Points

Whats wrong of my code? I always get this error message.

Is it possible to add more than a dictionary at once like this?

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!"]

#template = "Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!"

def string_factory (values_item):
    items_to_return = []
    for item in values_item:
        items_to_return.append("Hi, I'm {} and I love to eat {}!".format(item['name'], item['food']))
    return items_to_return

values_item= [{"name": "Michelangelo", "food": "PIZZA"}, {"name": "Garfield", "food": "lasagna"}]
string_factory(**values_item)

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

Your code will pass if you remove the last two lines.

Also, you can use the template provide instead of explicitly retyping the string. 

template = "Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!"

def string_factory (values_item):
    items_to_return = []
    for item in values_item:
        items_to_return.append(template.format(name=item['name'], food=item['food']))
    return items_to_return
Mohammad Alawad
Mohammad Alawad
1,877 Points

Thanks!!! it worked!!