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Python Python Collections (Retired) Dictionaries String Formatting with Dictionaries

Posted by Piyush Chawla
Piyush Chawla
Courses Plus Student 30 Points

What is wrong with the code?

What is wrong with the code?

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(dicts,string):
    l=[]
    for i in dicts:
        l+[string.format(**i)]
    return l

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

:point_right: You are just missing the "=" character in your asignment:

        l += [string.format(**i)]

FYI: "l" is generally considered a bad choice for a variable name (it looks too much like "1").