Modifying string values
Your recipe scaler project needs to handle ingredient names that users might enter in different formats. You want to update any generic entries to make your recipe clearer. Additionally, to ensure your shopping list doesn't have duplicate entries, you need to standardize all ingredient names to lowercase.
This exercise is part of the course
Introduction to Python for Developers
Exercise instructions
- Use the
.replace()method to updatepasta_typeby changing"pasta"to"fusilli pasta". - Convert the
ingredient_onevariable to lowercase using the.lower()method.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
pasta_type = "pasta"
# Update pasta type to be more specific
pasta_type = ____
ingredient_one = "BASIL"
# Standardize ingredient_one to lowercase
ingredient_one = ____
print(pasta_type)
print(ingredient_one)