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

Herman Vicens
Herman Vicens
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Posted by Herman Vicens
Herman Vicens
12,540 Points

Don't know what is happening here

Instead of getting the value of the key NAME, I am getting the whole dict. Any ideas?

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

favorite_food(**{"name": "Herman", "food": "Tacos"})

2 Answers

Clayton Perszyk
MOD
Clayton Perszyk
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Clayton Perszyk
Clayton Perszyk
Treehouse Moderator 45,900 Points

Don't change the paramaters. It should be dict. Then in your format method unpack dict by adding **.

Also, you do not call the method.

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