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

aditya verma
aditya verma
1,853 Points
Posted by aditya verma
aditya verma
1,853 Points

Cannot identify the problem

The code gives the required output, but its not being accepted

string_factory.py 
def favorite_food(name,food):
    return "Hi, I'm {} and I love to eat {}!".format(name,food)
favorite_food(**{'name':'Kenneth','food':'tacos'})
frankgenova
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frankgenova
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 15,616 Points

Here are some hints (actual passing code available as answer):

  1. leave the input as dict (which is a single positional paramater, instead of spliting it into two)
  2. for simplicity assign your name and food variables based on keys of dict
  3. construct your string.format with those variables

1 Answer

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