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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Muhammad Nauman
Muhammad Nauman
6,940 Points
Posted by Muhammad Nauman
Muhammad Nauman
6,940 Points

.format() on the string "Treehouse loves {}" to put your name into the placeholder. Assign this to the variable subject

.format() on the string "Treehouse loves {}" to put your name into the placeholder. Assign this to the variable subject (so start with subject =)

strings.py 
name = "umair"
subject = "Tree house {}".format(name)

1 Answer

Dave Harker
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Dave Harker
Courses Plus Student 15,510 Points
Dave Harker
Dave Harker
Courses Plus Student 15,510 Points

Hi Muhammad,

One thing I'm learning with the challenges is that you can pretty much solve them how you like ... with one exception ... if Treehouse provide explicit instruction, then you MUST follow it.

You've got:

name = "umair"
subject = "Tree house {}".format(name)

You need:

name = "umair"
subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format(name) // concatenation of "Tree" and "house" is required as per task.

You basically nailed it. Nice work!

Dave.