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Python Python Basics (Retired) Shopping List Lists and Strings

Posted by alec burnett
alec burnett
2,501 Points

Create a variable named full_name that holds your full name. Make another variable named name list that holds your full

what am i doing wrong

greeting_list.py
Dylan Shine
Dylan Shine
17,565 Points

You're not showing any code here, try and re paste it.

8 Answers

Dylan Shine
Dylan Shine
17,565 Points 
full_name = "Your name"
name_list = full_name.split()
alec burnett
alec burnett
2,501 Points
alec burnett
alec burnett
2,501 Points

Create a variable named full_name that holds your full name. Make another variable named name_list that holds your full name as a list, split on the spaces. Don't create name_list manually! this is the question

alec burnett
alec burnett
2,501 Points
alec burnett
alec burnett
2,501 Points

so
full_name = "alec burnett" name_list = full_name.split()

Dylan Shine
Dylan Shine
17,565 Points

correct

alec burnett
alec burnett
2,501 Points
alec burnett
alec burnett
2,501 Points

that didn't work

Dylan Shine
Dylan Shine
17,565 Points

That should have worked

William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

Dylan's code is correct here.

Margaret Zech
Margaret Zech
11,036 Points
Margaret Zech
Margaret Zech
11,036 Points

I also tried this and was not able to proceed. The code is not accepting your example as the answer.

Kenneth Love
STAFF
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

That is most definitely being accepted as the correct answer.

answer

Margaret Zech
Margaret Zech
11,036 Points
Margaret Zech
Margaret Zech
11,036 Points

I see my mistake. I didn't have the Full name - I only put my first. Needs two names to work correctly. Thank you for the example.

Mario Rodriguez
Mario Rodriguez
15,345 Points
Mario Rodriguez
Mario Rodriguez
15,345 Points

I would like to add that if you receive an error, refresh your browser and write the code again. That will make the site mark correct the answer (if it's the same as listed).