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Python Python Basics (Retired) Shopping List Lists and Strings

Posted by Jake Nisenboim
Jake Nisenboim
3,374 Points

Python Help

My code is 

full_name = "Jake Zeal"
name_list = full_name.split()
greeting_list = "Hi, I'm {}".format(name_list[0]).split()
greeting = "{}".format(greeting_list).join()

But it does not pass.

Thanks.

Jake Nisenboim
Jake Nisenboim
3,374 Points

Or step 3 would be something like:

full_name = "Jake Zeal"
name_list = full_name.split()
greeting_list = "Hi, I'm Treehouse".format(greeting_list[3])(name_list[0]).split()

However greeting_list is not yet defined. Hmmm

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

Keep task 2 and 3 on separate lines. You also shouldn't need format() because the string for join() in step 4 should only be what goes between list items. join() will do the rest.

# task 1
full_name = "Seth Kroger"
name_list = full_name.split()

# task 2
greeting_list = "Hi, I'm Treehouse".split()

# task 3
greeting_list[-1] = name_list[0]  # or greeting_list[2] but I like the last item syntax better.

# task 4
greeting = " ".join(greeting_list)
Jake Nisenboim
Jake Nisenboim
3,374 Points

Awesome thanks ! I will try it out now