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Python Python Basics (Retired) Shopping List Lists and Strings

Posted by Terence Kelley
Terence Kelley
268 Points

how do I change "Treehouse" in greeting_list to the first item in your name_list variable.

how do I change "Treehouse" in greeting_list to the first item in your name_list variable. Need help with this task.

greeting_list.py 
full_name = "terence kelley"
name_list = full_name.split()
greeting_list = ["full_name"].split()

1 Answer

Kyle Roden
Kyle Roden
12,352 Points

You need to reference the exact item in the greeting list first, then reassign that list position (the third item, with an index value of 2) to the second item in your name_list (index value 1). You don't need brackets or quotes around full_name, as it's a variable. So the full code would be:

full_name = "terence kelley"
name_list = full_name.split()
greeting_list[2] = full_name[1]