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

Jaime Ponce
Jaime Ponce
209 Points
Posted by Jaime Ponce
Jaime Ponce
209 Points

create a variable using a string

I am new at this and i am having issues with the question. Create a variable named "Treehouse" by combining two strings 'Tree' and 'House'

name.py 
name='treehouse'
print(name+ 'house')

2 Answers

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi Jaime,

At that point, your code should look something like:

name = "Steve"
treehouse = "Tree" + "house"

I hope that helps.

Steve.

Jesús Rojas
Jesús Rojas
230 Points

Hey Steve, I did that and makes sence, however somehow the checker does not approve that! stills show as wrong code, also I printed it out on the console but no go

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Can you paste your code please? Let's have a look at what might be wrong.

Steve.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

If you typed that, then your code is absolutely correct. That would mean the task would pass - did you overwrite/delete the first task? That would cause an error as the code from each task is expected to stay in-place. I can't think of any other reason why that code would fail - does the compiler not provide a reason for the failure? It often gives some hints.

Steve.

Jaime Ponce
Jaime Ponce
209 Points
Jaime Ponce
Jaime Ponce
209 Points

thanks for your help, that worked.

Jesús Rojas
Jesús Rojas
230 Points
Jesús Rojas
Jesús Rojas
230 Points

Sure, I did {code} treehouse = "Tree" + "house"{code}, it is not a big problem, I think it is more of the task checker, I dont know what it is expecting from us to write and it just makes me uncomfortable not being able to finish it.