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

Posted by Alwen Nyikadzanzwa
Alwen Nyikadzanzwa
1,541 Points

what's wrong with my code

please help on this python question

string_factory.py 
def favorite_food(name = "Ibu",food ="fish"):
    if name and food:
        favorite_food(**{name:"Ibu",food:"fish"})
    return "Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!".format(name,food)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,785 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,785 Points

You're working to hard! For this challenge, all you need to do is supply the argument(s) to pass to the "format" function. You won't need to add any additional code lines, and be careful to not change any of the code provided by the challenge to begin with.

General hint: When you do need to add code, be careful about calling a function from inside itself. This is called "recursion" and must be carefully set up to avoid creating a never-ending loop. Before you'll need to use this technique it will be explained in the course and explicitly asked for in the challenge.