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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String concatenation

Patrik Karlsson
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Patrik Karlsson
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Posted by Patrik Karlsson
Patrik Karlsson
Courses Plus Student 436 Points

I don't understand how they want me to use the '+'

I don't understand how or where to place the '+' sign

strings.py 
name = "Patrik"
subject = "Treehouse loves"
subject + name

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

The + is used to combine two strings, since "Treehouse loves" is a string and name is a string variable (which is treated identically to a string) you can combine them together directly on the second line like this:

name = "Patrik"
subject = "Treehouse loves " + name

Though one important thing to note is that when you combine strings using string concatenation they are glued together without any extra spacing added. So the code "Treehouse loves" + name would actually produce the string "Treehouse lovesPatrik" since there is no space at the end or start of the two strings. This issue can be solved by simply placing a space manually at the end of the first string like I have done in the code I demonstrated above this paragraph.