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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types Use .split() and .join()

Posted by Alestaire Caines
Alestaire Caines
424 Points

Where would you begin in solving this code?

I get the general idea that I should use the format function, however I can't seem to go about manipulating the data or variables.

banana.py 
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
sundaes = available.split(';')
display_menu = sundaes.format(", ".join(

1 Answer

Daniel Boisselle
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Daniel Boisselle
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Daniel Boisselle
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Daniel Boisselle
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 17,438 Points

Try following the prompts step by step, I noticed you removed previously defined variables; which really would've made it impossible to pass tests. I'm not entirely familiar with Python but I read a little documentation on the string.format() method. Hope this helps!

available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"

sundaes = available.split(';')

menu = "Our available flavors are: {}."

display_menu = ', '.join(sundaes)

menu = menu.format(display_menu)

Dan