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

Posted by stewart mutize
stewart mutize
579 Points

Alright, let's finish making our menu. Combine the sundaes list into a new variable named display_menu, where each item

how do i join them both using .format....

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

am getting this error>>>Bummer! Did you use ", ".join()?

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

1 Answer

ianuweocrs
ianuweocrs
6,958 Points
ianuweocrs
ianuweocrs
6,958 Points

Hi ! You probably just didn't use the right variable when you called the join method. Try to use the list sundaes instead.

stewart mutize
stewart mutize
579 Points

i am failing to get the concept here

stewart mutize
stewart mutize
579 Points

what should i suppose to do

ianuweocrs
ianuweocrs
6,958 Points

Alright, Here we used the split method in order to get all the different strings separated by a semicolon into a list. Then we use this same list in the join method in order to have the items now separated by ", " instead of a semicolon. You can simply do it this way :

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