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

Posted by eliamani seushi
eliamani seushi
5,782 Points

when i run on my local python idle it gives me the output requested but for some reason i keep on getting a bummer messa

please find where i am getting it wron

string_factory.py 
def favorite_food(name="None",food="None"):
    return "Hi, I'm {name} and I love to eat {food}!".format(name="Michaelangelo",food="PIZZA")

print(favorite_food(**{"name":"garfield","food":"la sagne"}))

1 Answer

ursaminor
ursaminor
11,271 Points
ursaminor
ursaminor
11,271 Points

The challenge says "accepts a dictionary as an argument. Your function should unpack that dictionary and pass it to the format method as keywords, then return the resulting string." Your function accepts two variables, not a dictionary.

(In the future, please paste in the challenge text so people don't have to go to it to see what you're talking about. If the challenge is not the first step, people won't be able to see it without doing the other steps first.)