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

Posted by Peter Mercado
Peter Mercado
8,066 Points

My issue

I am not understanding where my issue is here?

available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white" sundaes = available.split(';') menu = ', '.join(sundaes) display_menu = "Our available flavors are: {}".format(menu)

banana.py 
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
sundaes = available.split(';')
menu = ', '.join(sundaes)
display_menu = "Our available flavors are: {}".format(menu)

3 Answers

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,118 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,118 Points

You're very very close and actually there's nothing wrong with your code at all. It's just that you have the variable names menu and display_menu mixed up. The challenge wants your third line to be called display_menu, and your final line to be called menu.

Ronald Tse
Ronald Tse
5,798 Points
Ronald Tse
Ronald Tse
5,798 Points

YOU ARE SO CLOSE!!

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

sundaes = available.split(';')

display_menu = ', '.join(sundaes) #you wrongly name the variable!

menu = "Our available flavors are: {}".format(display_menu)
Peter Mercado
Peter Mercado
8,066 Points
Peter Mercado
Peter Mercado
8,066 Points

Thank you both! I feel retarded about that one. HAHA Both "Best Answer"