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Python Python Basics (Retired) Ins & Outs Ins & Outs

Posted by Lewis Hill
Lewis Hill
Courses Plus Student 211 Points

can anyone answer this question? Now, create a variable named treehouse by combining two strings, "Tree" and "house".

this is a question set by treehouse

name.py 
name = "Tree + house"
if name == "Tree + house":
  print("{} is a lumberjack and he is ok".format(name))
else: print("{} sleeps all night and {} works all day".format(name,name))

1 Answer

Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points
Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points

Hi Lewis!

You will need to make sure that you have the '+' sign outside of the quotation marks. If it is within them then it will think that it is part of the string.

Using this information, try and figure out the solution!

Good luck.