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

Jimmy Otis
Jimmy Otis
3,228 Points
Posted by Jimmy Otis
Jimmy Otis
3,228 Points

Why isn't this passing?

I can make this pass when i do it all in the menu variable by using .join inside .format. but when i do it in multiple variables like this i cannot get it to pass.... i ran it through a different python console and it worked fine. what am i doing wrong?

banana.py 
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
sundaes = available.split(';')
menu = "Our available flavors are: {}."
display_menu = ', '.join(sundaes)
menu.format(display_menu)

1 Answer

Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
19,652 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
19,652 Points

You have to save it in an updated variable.

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)