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

Julian Coy
Julian Coy
6,774 Points
Posted by Julian Coy
Julian Coy
6,774 Points

I think there may be an issue with the question wording, or solution checker.

PROBLEM SOLVED: I figured this out. There is an issue with the validation of step 3 in the exercise. I forgot the '.' at the end of the menu string. It passed stage 3 validation. Stage 4 however, was mad there was no period, but the error message did not indicate that.

ORIGINAL QUESTION: This code seems to fail the validation and I can't continue the course. Not sure why, as this results in the menu being set to the value of 'Our available flavors are: banana split, hot fudge, cherry, malted, black and white'

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

1 Answer

Julian Coy
Julian Coy
6,774 Points
Julian Coy
Julian Coy
6,774 Points

I figured this out. There is an issue with the validation of step 3 in the exercise. I forgot the '.' at the end of the menu string. It passed stage 3 validation. Stage 4 however, was mad there was no period, but the error message did not indicate that.