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Python

Posted by Carole Cox
Carole Cox
429 Points

I'm really missing something. I have tried name ="Carole" subject= .format ("Carole") "Treehouse loves {} "

I am struggling with how "subject" applies. Maybe I do not understand the question and where we are going. I do have a habit with this of making it harder but...I can't get it and want to! Thanks!

1 Answer

Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,074 Points

You have to apply the ".format()" function to a string, in this case the string is "Treehouse loves {}!" and that placeholder is where you are going to put your name with the format function.

name = "Carole"
subject = "Treehouse loves {}!".format(name)

Like you can see you don't have to put the literal string "Carole" as a parameter in the format function, you have to put the variable "name" that points to the string "Carole".

I hope that helps a little bit.

Carole Cox
Carole Cox
429 Points

Thank you! Yes, that is exactly where I was getting a little fuzzy. sometimes I try and over complicate things. the role of "subject" had me side tracked.