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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Jabari Bellamy
Jabari Bellamy
9,513 Points
Posted by Jabari Bellamy
Jabari Bellamy
9,513 Points

How do I complete the second challenge task for learning how to use the .format method and the {} inside the string?

I have tried different methods and I thought this was a easy challenge task, but there's something that I am doing wrong. I have used both the .format method and the {} inside my strings and I'm still getting this bummer message and I don't understand why. Any help is highly appreciated.

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

2 Answers

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

The problem is that the challenge does not ask you to print out a formatted string, it expliclity asks you to format the string that you store into the subject variable. You can do that in a single line by calling the format method directly on the string like this:

name = "Jabari"
subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format(name) # This formats the string and then stores it into "subject"
Jabari Bellamy
Jabari Bellamy
9,513 Points
Jabari Bellamy
Jabari Bellamy
9,513 Points

Thank you so much Andren. I really appreciate your help. I knew this wasn't an easy task. For some reason, i just didn't understand the task fully and you are correct, the challenge didn't say to print out a formatted string and for some reason I have printed the formatted string the whole time. Thank you so much for simplifying how to complete the challenge task for me. Much is very appreciated.