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

Posted by mark zuckerberg
mark zuckerberg
385 Points

user defined function

it says "Couldn't import string factory"

string_factory.py 
# Example:
# values = [{"name": "Michelangelo", "food": "PIZZA"}, {"name": "Garfield", "food": "lasagna"}]
# string_factory(values)
# ["Hi, I'm Michelangelo and I love to eat PIZZA!", "Hi, I'm Garfield and I love to eat lasagna!"]

#template = "Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!"
def  string_factory(vege = none,**kwargs):    
    values = [{"name": "Avtar", "vege": "kia"},{"job":  "Unemployed", "vehicle": "None" }]
    template = [" I'm {name} eats {vege} still {job} dirves {vehicle}"] 
    return (template)

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

I'd suggest starting over, and use these hints:

  • read the instructions carefully and do only what they say
  • don't comment-out the provided template — leave it as it is and use it in your function.
  • your function should accept "a list of dictionaries as an argument" (just one argument)
  • you'll need a loop to go through the list of dictionaries
  • in the loop, you'll need a format that uses the template to make a string
  • add the string you make to a new list
  • remember to return the new list after the loop ends
mark zuckerberg
mark zuckerberg
385 Points
mark zuckerberg
mark zuckerberg
385 Points

totally annoying response if i was to copy the code the why would i have made 'errors' as my subject of queries ?

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Believe it or not, people copy unrelated and/or error-ridden code found online into challenges frequently, and then post a question asking why it didn't work. My assessment may have been too hasty, but the hints are all earnest.