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Python Python Basics (Retired) Shopping List Lists and Strings

Kevin Deras
Kevin Deras
588 Points
Posted by Kevin Deras
Kevin Deras
588 Points

How do I do this part ?

I dont understand how I am supposed to Join and replace its confusing could you walk me through ? Thanks

greeting_list.py 
full_name = "Kevin E Deras"
name_list = full_name.split (" ")
greeting_list = "Hi, I'm Treehouse".split (" ")
greeting_list[2] = name_list[0]
greeting = greeting_list.join (" ")

1 Answer

Gavin Ralston
Gavin Ralston
28,770 Points
Gavin Ralston
Gavin Ralston
28,770 Points

Remember in the videos that join was the really weird-looking method?

You actually call join on the thing you want to join the items with, then pass in the items. So it feels backwards.

" ".join(list_of_things_to_join)
Gavin Ralston
Gavin Ralston
28,770 Points
Gavin Ralston
Gavin Ralston
28,770 Points

Maybe reading it aloud a certain way will get it to stick better, like:

"Comma join this list of things"

",".join(['stuff', 'to', 'join', 'together'])