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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Kyle Regan
Kyle Regan
267 Points
Posted by Kyle Regan
Kyle Regan
267 Points

Challenge Task not passing even though it works correctly and does what the challenge requires

I tested it on my own python shell and it doesn't throw me any errors.

1 Answer

Nathan Tallack
Nathan Tallack
22,159 Points
Nathan Tallack
Nathan Tallack
22,159 Points

What they are specifically wanting you to do here is make use of the format method against the string.

Something like this.

name = "John"
subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format(name)

Here you are seeing that you can use the braces to interpolate values into the string. :)