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

Ashley Keeling
Ashley Keeling
11,476 Points
Posted by Ashley Keeling
Ashley Keeling
11,476 Points

I am not sure what I need to do next ?

it says invalid syntax in string factory and I am not sure why Also I am not sure what I need to do next

string_factory.py 
# Example:
# values = [{"name": "Michelangelo", "food": "PIZZA"}, {"name": "Garfield", "food": "lasagna"}]
# string_factory(values)
# ["Hi, I'm Michelangelo and I love to eat PIZZA!", "Hi, I'm Garfield and I love to eat lasagna!"]

template = "Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!"

def string_factory(template):
    template.format(**{name="Kenneth", food="tacos"})

1 Answer

Anuj Bhusari
Anuj Bhusari
12,240 Points
Anuj Bhusari
Anuj Bhusari
12,240 Points

you have to loop it for all dictionaries in the passed parameter Then add it in another list, and return this new list.

def string_factory(list_of_dicts): new_list = [] for dict in list_of_dicts: new_list.append(template.format(**dict)) return new_list