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Python Python Basics (Retired) Things That Count Things That Count

Posted by Stephen Scribner
Stephen Scribner
209 Points

Assistance with Things That count

I'm curious why my summary statement is failing. I have used the format() function, but would like to understand why the concatenation isn't passing.

days_alive.py 
age = 26
days = age * 52 * 7 


estimate = round(days)
summary = "I am " + estimate + " days old!"

2 Answers

Laura Cressman
Laura Cressman
12,548 Points
Laura Cressman
Laura Cressman
12,548 Points

Think about the type of variable that estimate is. In order to concatenate it with another string, it too must be a string. Since it is currently an integer, you need to change it to a string first. Try this:

age = 23
days = age * 52 * 7

estimate = round(days)
summary = "I am " + str(estimate) + " days old!"

Merry Christmas, Laura :)

Stephen Scribner
Stephen Scribner
209 Points
Stephen Scribner
Stephen Scribner
209 Points

Thank you, makes sense now!