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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String concatenation

Posted by spiffy kat
spiffy kat
198 Points

name = "john" subject="Treehouse loves " subject += name I don't understand?

String.py code challenge asks that i uses subject += name. but continues to tell me bummer. I've re-watched the video. Ill rewatch it again. But I am clearly missing something here.

Off to the google searches until reply.

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

1 Answer

frederikbussler
frederikbussler
17,555 Points
frederikbussler
frederikbussler
17,555 Points

Here's the working code, subject is a new variable that is the string concatenated with the name variable.

name = "John"
subject = "Treehouse loves " + name