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Python

David Willson
David Willson
632 Points
Posted by David Willson
David Willson
632 Points

for Task 4 of Greeting List my code below is rejected. greeting = greeting_list[0:3] greeting = greeting_list.join()

For Task #4 of Greeting List my additional code below is rejected. can someone please explain why?

greeting = greeting_list[0:3]
greeting = greeting_list.join()

[edit formatting --cf]

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

To join a list of items into a single string using join(), the format is:

greeting = ' '.join(greeting_list)

join() is a string method that uses the string (a space " " in this case) as a separator between each item in the provide list (the greeting list items).

David Willson
David Willson
632 Points
David Willson
David Willson
632 Points

Thanks so much for the admirably succinct and lucid clarification, Chris! That worked ...