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

Kate Bishop
Kate Bishop
1,410 Points
Posted by Kate Bishop
Kate Bishop
1,410 Points

I dont understand the question

Im not sure about this question, from the short video i still dont understand where to begin

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(list_1):
    for i in list_1:

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

I see you started a loop to iterate through the dictionaries, so far so good. Here's a few hints for the rest:

  • you'll need a new list to create the return in
  • in the loop, use the template with ".format" to create a string
  • you can use the unpacking operator to create the arguments for ".format"
  • save the string in the new list
  • when the loop finishes, return the new list