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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Eduardo Leon
Eduardo Leon
584 Points

cant pass .format() quiz

i keep getting errors

strings.py
name = "jack"
subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format()

2 Answers

Hey Eduardo!

You have to call a variable inside the .format() like so....

name = "jack"
subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format(name)
Eduardo Leon
Eduardo Leon
584 Points

Ok it worked thank you so much for helping :)

Nathan Tallack
Nathan Tallack
22,159 Points

Very close. :)

You need to pop the name variable into your format paremeter. Then your code would look like this.

name = "jack"
subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format(name)  # name goes in here

Keep up the great work! :)

Eduardo Leon
Eduardo Leon
584 Points

Thank you so much :)