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Python Python Basics Meet Python Create a Variable

Posted by erik Jones Oniga
erik Jones Oniga
3,307 Points

Creating a variable

can somebody please help here?

Thanks

using_variables.py 
favorite_color =  "Blue"

print({"The color"}.format(favorite_color))

1 Answer

Gabriel Plackey
Gabriel Plackey
11,064 Points
Gabriel Plackey
Gabriel Plackey
11,064 Points

You created a variable and that's great, for step two you need to output it in the string. So you combine the string with your variable. Like this:

print("The color", favorite_color, "is my favorite!")