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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Posted by Jamie Parry
Jamie Parry
312 Points

I dont know what I am doing wrong!

Someone Help!

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

1 Answer

Dan Oswalt
Dan Oswalt
23,438 Points

Hi, problem is that you're not quite following the instructions. Call .format directly on the string, a la `subject = 'Treehouse loves {}'.format(name)