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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Posted by Jose Cascao
Jose Cascao
Courses Plus Student 267 Points

ok, what´s wrong?

help is needed

strings.py 
name = "jose {} carvalho"
name.format("antonio")
subject = "Treehouse loves {}"
subject = subject.format(name.format("antonio"))

2 Answers

Manish Giri
Manish Giri
16,266 Points
Manish Giri
Manish Giri
16,266 Points

If you place { } in a string, think of it as a placeholder for a string value you want to plug in yourself.

Example - "Hello {}".format("world") would print "Hello world".

So, if your subject is - "Treehouse loves {}", then in your.format()`, you just need to use your name.

Also, I don't think the challenge specifically asks you to use .format() on the name variable too, so you can just place your name direclty in name, and it should work fine.

Timothy Efana-Okon
Timothy Efana-Okon
245 Points

Please can you write it down I have tried this for over an hour and I still do not understand

Jose Cascao
PLUS
Jose Cascao
Courses Plus Student 267 Points
Jose Cascao
Jose Cascao
Courses Plus Student 267 Points

Thank you Manish