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Python Python Basics (Retired) Shopping List Lists and Strings

Cheri Watts
Cheri Watts
658 Points

greeting = greeting_list.join( )

Do you see my mistake?

greeting_list.py
full_name = "Cheri Watts"
name_list = full_name.split()
greeting_list = "Hi, I'm a Treehouse".split()
greeting_list[greeting_list.index("Treehouse")]=name_list[0]
greeting =greeting_list.join()
Cheri Watts
Cheri Watts
658 Points

why does this line work? greeting_list(greeting_list.index("Treehouse".split()

full_name = "Cheri Watts" name_list = full_name.split() greeting_list = "Hi, I'm Treehouse".split() greeting_list[greeting_list.index("Treehouse")]=name_list[0] greeting =greeting_list.join

akak
akak
29,445 Points

Frankly, I tried now the challenge and this line didn't work for me. It does work in python console but not in the challenge. To pass it I had to use:

full_name = "Cheri Watts"
name_list = full_name.split()
greeting_list = "Hi, I'm a Treehouse".split()
greeting_list = ("Hi, I'm {}".format(name_list[0])).split()
greeting = ' '.join(greeting_list)
Cheri Watts
Cheri Watts
658 Points

Akak,

All the same, thank you for being a Hero! Not being able to move forward is so discouraging!

Cheri

2 Answers

akak
akak
29,445 Points
greeting = ' '.join(greeting_list)

Kinda weird, I know ;)

akak
akak
29,445 Points

You're welcome! :)