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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dictionaries String Formatting with Dictionaries

Elgene Ee
Elgene Ee
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Posted by Elgene Ee
Elgene Ee
3,554 Points

How to unpack dictionary in this challenge?

You've used the string .format() method before to fill in blank placeholders. If you use a placeholder of {food} in the string, then you pass a keyword argument of food to .format(). The {food} placeholder in the string will be replaced with the value of the food keyword argument.

Complete the favorite_food function below. It accepts a dictionary as an argument. Your function should unpack that dictionary and pass it to the format method as keywords, then return the resulting string.

Do you show me the code to solve this kind of issue? Thanks!

string_factory.py 
#"Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!".format(name="Kenneth", food="tacos")
# Returns "Hi, I'm Kenneth and I love to eat tacos!"

def favorite_food(dict):
    return "Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!".format()

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