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

Ohad Buzaglo
Ohad Buzaglo
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Posted by Ohad Buzaglo
Ohad Buzaglo
879 Points

cant find the reason it doesnt work....

Cant find why it doesnt work, help guys? thanks

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

favorite_food(**{"name": "Kenneth", "food": "tacos"})

1 Answer

Oszkár Fehér
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Hello Ohad The function takes a dictioanry so in the format() you have to unzip the dict, you don't have to call the function

favorite_food(**{"name": "Kenneth", "food": "tacos"})

This line is in plus, though you used something here which solves the quiz, the

**

Also you deleted something from the code, the ''name" and "food" attributes, that it should be there in order to be able to extract the dictionary. So all you have to do, pass the ** in the format()

.format(**dict)

I hope this helps you. Happy coding