Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

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

Posted by Faraz Khan
Faraz Khan
271 Points

Challenge Task 3 of 3 help

not sure what to do

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

1 Answer

Alex Koumparos
seal-mask
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
Alex Koumparos
Python Development Techdegree Student 36,887 Points
Alex Koumparos
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
Alex Koumparos
Python Development Techdegree Student 36,887 Points

HI Faraz,

Looks like you're confused about the syntax for join(). Have another look at the Splitting and Joining video to refresh your understanding of how to use the join syntax. You'll notice that you don't need to use concatenation and join() requires an argument.

Cheers

Alex