I don't understand this. What am I missing in this code?

Question

I am not sure what I need to add. I have been trying for a while.
```creatingfunctions.py
def hellostudent(Hello):
return hello_student
```

Megan Amendola · Answer

Hi! Let me walk through the challenge:
Write a function called hello_student.  - You did this correctly, nice work!
This function should receive one argument, name.  - Your function is receiving one argument right now called Hello instead of name
This function should return one value, the string 'Hello ' followed by the value of the name parameter. - Your function is returning itself because you are returning hello_student which is the name of the function. Instead, you should be returning a string with both the word 'Hello ' and the name parameter with a space between the two. Here's a video to remember string formatting (https://teamtreehouse.com/library/strings-and-operators).
Let me know if you still need help :)

Jassim Alhatem · Answer

You need to return the string 'Hello' followed by the parameter. What you're doing is returning the function's name...., here's an example:
Python
def example(eg):
    return 'Hello ' + eg

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I don't understand this. What am I missing in this code?

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