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

Posted by Chase Morgan
Chase Morgan
45 Points

I am stuck on this. How to set the name and treehouse variables as the X and Y and combine that in a string.

Finally, create a new variable named email_greeting that puts the treehouse variable and the name variable into the sentence "X loves Y" but with treehouse for X and name for Y. Don't forget your spacing!

name.py 
name = str('Chase')
treehouse = 'Tree' + 'house'
email_greeting = '{} loves {}.'

1 Answer

MUZ140889 Dephine Chenayi Chihota
MUZ140889 Dephine Chenayi Chihota
6,766 Points
MUZ140889 Dephine Chenayi Chihota
MUZ140889 Dephine Chenayi Chihota
6,766 Points

hie Chase. firstly remove the str and the parenthesis surrounding your name. putting your name in quotes "" means that its a string so no need to put the function str. secondly to replace the X and Y with the treehouse variable and the name variable you have to use the .format and you will be good to go. I have made these few changes to your code and it worked.

name = 'Chase'

treehouse = 'Tree' + 'house'

email_greeting = '{} loves {}'.format(treehouse, name)