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

Posted by Taurai Mashozhera
Taurai Mashozhera
2,308 Points

need assistance

Where am I missing it

string_factory.py 
def favorite_food(name="None",food="None"):
    if name and food:
        return "Hi, I'm {} and I love to eat {}!".format(name,food)
    else:
        print("retry")

1 Answer

Oskar Lundberg
Oskar Lundberg
9,534 Points
Oskar Lundberg
Oskar Lundberg
9,534 Points

Hello Taurai! The only thing you need to do is to unpack the dictionary inside the format(). I hope this helps :D

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