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Python Python Basics (Retired) Shopping List Lists and Strings

Jake Wengroff
Jake Wengroff
3,947 Points
Posted by Jake Wengroff
Jake Wengroff
3,947 Points

Can't split a string

I do not understand why this is not the correct code here. The greeting_list variable is properly split, yet it's throwing me an error. Please let me know what is wrong. Thank you.

greeting_list.py 
full_name = "Jake Wengroff"
name_list = full_name.split()
greeting_list = "Hi, I'm Treehouse"
greeting_list.split()

3 Answers

Bryan Laraway
Bryan Laraway
13,366 Points

Close! Try this:

full_name = "Jake Wengroff"
name_list = full_name.split()
greeting_list = "Hi, I'm Treehouse".split()

p.s. I think the issue here is that you are creating the greeting_list variable as a string, and the grader/work checker is seeing the variable as a string instead of a list. If you instead split the string directly while creating the greeting_list variable, it should pass Task 2.

Jake Wengroff
Jake Wengroff
3,947 Points
Jake Wengroff
Jake Wengroff
3,947 Points

I actually got it to work soon after I submitted this question:

greeting_list = ("Hi, I'm Treehouse").split()

Thanks nonetheless!

MUZ141105 Shingirai Shoko
MUZ141105 Shingirai Shoko
4,643 Points
MUZ141105 Shingirai Shoko
MUZ141105 Shingirai Shoko
4,643 Points

greeting_list = "Hi, I'm Treehouse".split()