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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types Use .split() and .join()

Dolapo Sekoni
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Dolapo Sekoni
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Posted by Dolapo Sekoni
Dolapo Sekoni
Courses Plus Student 1,431 Points

help with .join

hello all,

i need help to pass this challenge. i tried joining the strings to the flavors but keep getting " it looks like task one is no longer passing" kindly assist.

best regards dolapo

banana.py 
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
sundaes = available.split(";")
menu = "Our available flavours are:{}.".format(";".join(flavors))
Dave StSomeWhere
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Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
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Were do you " i tried joining the strings to the flavors"? That's your problem area.

2 Answers

Alex Koumparos
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Alex Koumparos
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Alex Koumparos
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Alex Koumparos
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Hi Dolapo,

The question asks for the string to be "Our available flavors are: {}." but you have "Our available flavours are:{}."

Then it asks you to rejoin the flavours "by a comma and a space (", ")" but you have used a semicolon and no space.

Also, you are referring to a variable called 'flavors' but no such variable exists. The flavours are stored in a variable called "sundaes".

Cheers

Alex

Dolapo Sekoni
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Dolapo Sekoni
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Dolapo Sekoni
Dolapo Sekoni
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thanks so much Alex, i did that and it passed. although i didn't see where the questions says join with a comma and a space and i used semi colon because that was what the flavors where introduced with initially. guess i have lots to learn in python.

thanks so much