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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String concatenation

Posted by E R
E R
1,220 Points

I cant figure this one out!

i type in

name = elvis subject = "Treehouse loves " + name

and get error message like it looks like task 1 is no longer passing? what does it mean? and also why is it a huge space after the word loves why cant i type in "Treehouse loves" with no sace after loves?

this is making me angry....

plz help

strings.py 
subject = "Treehouse loves " + name

2 Answers

Wesley Trayer
Wesley Trayer
13,812 Points
Wesley Trayer
Wesley Trayer
13,812 Points

name = elvis subject = "Treehouse loves " + name

OK, in what you wrote, "elvis'' has no quotation marks around it, causing task 1 to fail.

As for the space after "loves", if there were no space after "loves", the output would look like this: "Treehouse loveselvis" If you put the space after "loves" the result is: "Treehouse loves elvis" :)

E R
E R
1,220 Points

instead of making space can i make "" ?

for an example "treehouse loves" "" "elvis"

Wesley Trayer
Wesley Trayer
13,812 Points
Wesley Trayer
Wesley Trayer
13,812 Points

example "treehouse loves" "" "elvis"

a = "Treehouse loves"   "" #without a space in the quotes
b = "elvis"
c = a + b
print (c)
'Treehouse loveselvis'

a = "Treehouse loves"   " " #with a space in the quotes
c = a + b
print (c)
'Treehouse loves elvis'

c = "Treehouse loves" "" "elvis"
print (c)
'Treehouse loveselvis'

I tried this in the python shell, and here are my results.

Does this answer your question?