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Python

Ryan Hemrick
Ryan Hemrick
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Posted by Ryan Hemrick
Ryan Hemrick
12,759 Points

Stuck on Challenge Task 3 of Shopping List

This is what I have. What is wrong?

`full_name = "Ryan Hemrick"

name_list = full_name.split(' ')

greeting_list = "Hi, I'm name_list[0]".split(' ')

greeting = greeting_list`

3 Answers

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nvcxnvkldsjaklfds
Courses Plus Student 5,041 Points

The problem is in line 3. 

greeting_list = "Hi, I'm name_list[0]".split(' ')

What you are trying to do is split "Hi, I am name_list[0]" by whitespace. So after executing line 3 the value of greeting_list will be ['Hi', 'I'm', 'name_list[0]']

Python can't recognize name_list[0] as a value or variable index because it is inside double quote.

Anything inside double quotes are treated as a string by Python.

I hope i answer your question.

Ryan Hemrick
Ryan Hemrick
12,759 Points
Ryan Hemrick
Ryan Hemrick
12,759 Points

Thank you! And how do I copy my code from the code challenge directly into my post? Such as you have in your post?

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nvcxnvkldsjaklfds
nvcxnvkldsjaklfds
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This is code

full_name = "Karthikeyan Palaniswamy"
name_list = full_name.split()
greeting_list = "Hi, I'm X".split()
greeting_list[2] = name_list[0]
greeting = ' '.join(greeting_list)
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nvcxnvkldsjaklfds
nvcxnvkldsjaklfds
Courses Plus Student 5,041 Points

You can include any code using following guidelines

Code Wrap your code with 3 backticks (```) on the line before and after. If you specify the language after the first set of backticks, that'll help us with syntax highlighting.

        ```html
        <p>This is code!</p>
        ```

I hope i answer your answer.