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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types Use .split() and .join()

Posted by Sergej Stamenkovic
Sergej Stamenkovic
200 Points

i'm always getting a syntax error i just added something to line 2 and it says i got an error

sundaes

banana.py 
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
sundaes =

1 Answer

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi there,

You've created the variable sundaes so you now need to assign something into it with the equals sign.

Call the split() method on available and pass in the semicolon in the parentheses. Assign this into sundaes.

Make sense?

Steve.