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

Posted by eliamani seushi
eliamani seushi
5,782 Points

Complete the favorite_food function below. It accepts a dictionary as an argument. Your function should unpack that dict

when i run locally i get output needed but i keep on getting bummer message

string_factory.py 
def favorite_food(name="None",food="None"): 
    return "Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!".format(name='Michelangelo', food='PIZZA')
print(favorite_food(**{"name":"baboon","food":"banana"}))

2 Answers

Mark Kastelic
Mark Kastelic
8,147 Points

Eliamani,

Your solution is close but your function is actually defined to accept two keyword arguments, which you then fill by unpacking a dict object (as opposed to just passing the dict object itself into the function).

See this thread: https://teamtreehouse.com/community/unpacking-dictionary-2

Dave StSomewhere provides the most elegant solution.

eliamani seushi
eliamani seushi
5,782 Points
eliamani seushi
eliamani seushi
5,782 Points

Thanks Mark