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

Posted by Marc Weisi
Marc Weisi
423 Points

How do I do this without the input function?

I'm lost. Where am I going wrong? Thank you!

name.py 
name = "Marc"
treehouse = "Tree" + "house"
email_greeting = input("{} loves {}".format(name,treehouse))

2 Answers

Matthew Rigdon
Matthew Rigdon
8,223 Points
Matthew Rigdon
Matthew Rigdon
8,223 Points

Input requests a response from the person behind the computer, which in this case, you don't need. I would modify your code to look like something like this:

name = "Marc"
treehouse = "Tree" + "house"
email_greeting = "{} loves {}".format(name, treehouse)

This uses your idea of formatting the string as you originally planned.

Bart Bruneel
Bart Bruneel
27,212 Points
Bart Bruneel
Bart Bruneel
27,212 Points

Hello Marc,

You don't need the input function for this. The input function is used when asking the user of a program for an input. All you need here is string concatenation, meaning tying different strings together. It works like this:

email_greeting=treehouse + ' loves '+ name.