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Python Python Collections (Retired) Dictionaries String Formatting with Dictionaries

Evandro Luis Lima Pastor
Evandro Luis Lima Pastor
1,061 Points
Posted by Evandro Luis Lima Pastor
Evandro Luis Lima Pastor
1,061 Points

What happening with string_factory?

Hello,

I'm so frustrated! I spend 2 hours to try to figure out what is wrong with my code.

The problem is with the sintax, logic or both? Any direction will be most appreciated. :)

strings.py 
dicts = [
    {'name': 'Michelangelo',
     'food': 'PIZZA'},
    {'name': 'Garfield',
     'food': 'lasanga'},
    {'name': 'Walter',
     'food': 'pancakes'},
    {'name': 'Galactus',
     'food': 'worlds'}
]

string = "Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!"

def string_factory(string, dicts):
  for key, elem in disct.items():
    lista = {name:food}
    result = string.format(**lista)
    return result
Anthony Romero
Anthony Romero
6,364 Points

I'm having trouble with the same exercise too. I saw that you spelled dicts wrong in you for loop. It also looks like you've indented your return too far in and made it part of your for loop.

2 Answers

Boris Ivan Barreto
Boris Ivan Barreto
6,838 Points
Boris Ivan Barreto
Boris Ivan Barreto
6,838 Points

On this exercise, you should return a list

dicts = [
    {'name': 'Michelangelo',
     'food': 'PIZZA'},
    {'name': 'Garfield',
     'food': 'lasanga'},
    {'name': 'Walter',
     'food': 'pancakes'},
    {'name': 'Galactus',
     'food': 'worlds'}
]

string = "Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!"

def string_factory(dicts, string):
  new_list = []    # define an empty list
  for items in dicts:
    new_string = string.format(**items)
    new_list.append(new_string)
  return new_list
Evandro Luis Lima Pastor
Evandro Luis Lima Pastor
1,061 Points
Evandro Luis Lima Pastor
Evandro Luis Lima Pastor
1,061 Points

Hey @Anthony! Thanks for the tips... My code not work still. @Boris! The solution was so simple that I have to bang my head into the wall! Thanks for the tip. :D