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Python Python Basics (Retired) Things That Count Things That Count

Posted by Charlie Francis
Charlie Francis
1,190 Points

How do I finish Task 3 on Things That Count > Things That Count Code Challenge?

I'm stuck on this question. Could someone please explain to me how to do it? What am I doing wrong in the code?

days_alive.py 
age = 14
days = age * 52 * 7
estimate = round(days)
summary = "I am " + estimate + "days old!"

2 Answers

Mikael Enarsson
Mikael Enarsson
7,056 Points
Mikael Enarsson
Mikael Enarsson
7,056 Points

You have an implicit conversion (from int to a string), which isn't allowed in python. You could solve it by making an explicit conversion using str(), although I think that using .format() would be cleaner.

I hope this helps ^^ Good luck!!

Ernest Rodriguez
Ernest Rodriguez
17,643 Points
Ernest Rodriguez
Ernest Rodriguez
17,643 Points 
summary = "I am {} days old".format(estimate)