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Python Python Basics Meet Python Create a Variable

Posted by hasan aghan
hasan aghan
Courses Plus Student 55 Points

i don't understand task two, any answer i put i got wrong. how is the answer ?

i put different answers but i always get syntax error

using_variables.py 
print "favorite_color" = "red"
print ("the color red is my favorite!")

1 Answer

Pete P
Pete P
7,613 Points
Pete P
Pete P
7,613 Points

The 'print()' function, prints specified messages to the screen.

  1. You don't want to use print() when assigning "red" to the variable favorite_color.
  2. You also don't want to have quotes around the variable name favorite_color.
  3. When using the print() function you want to insert the variable name into the string you're printing to the screen. The task doesn't want you to explicitly name the color.

One option is to use '+' in your answer.

As an example :

name = 'Pete'
print('Hello ' + name + '!')

This will print to the screen: Hello Pete!