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

Posted by Abhishek Dhakla
Abhishek Dhakla
6,177 Points

When I use the following code on task 3, it says task 1 is no longer passing. Help!

available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white" sundaes = available.split(';') menu = "Our available flavors are: {}." display_menu = sundaes.join(', ') menu = "Our available flavors are: {}.".format(display_menu)

banana.py 
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
sundaes = available.split(';')
menu = "Our available flavors are: {}."
display_menu = sundaes.join(', ')
menu = "Our available flavors are: {}.".format(display_menu)

1 Answer

Jason Anello
PLUS
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi Abhishek,

The join method is used a little differently than how the split method is used. You call the join method on the string you want to join with and the argument you pass in is the items you want to join together.

', '.join(sundaes)

Also, on your last line, it's not wrong but you're duplicating the string that is already stored in menu. You could shorten it down to:

menu = menu.format(display_menu)