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

Elgene Ee
Elgene Ee
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Posted by Elgene Ee
Elgene Ee
3,554 Points

Unpack string_factory

Hi guys, really need your help on this one... Kinda stuck

string_factory.py 
#accepts dictionary as argument
#unpack that dictionary and pass it to the format method as keyword
#return the resulting string
def favorite_food(dict):
    return "Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!".format()

1 Answer

Mathew Tran
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Mathew Tran
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Mathew Tran
Mathew Tran
Courses Plus Student 10,205 Points

In the format function, pass in dict with the following syntax: **dict.

What this does is unpack the dictionary into the format function call. Allowing access to keys that are provided in the dict parameter while it is being called

It's essentially doing this for you

  "Hi, I'm" + dict["name"] + "and I love to eat" + dict["food"] + "!"

Hope this makes sense!

Matt

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

If the passing in dict was {"name": "Kenneth", "food": "pizza"} then using **dict as an argument to .format() would be the same as .format(name="Kenneth", food="pizza")