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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String concatenation

Oleksiy Kloc
Oleksiy Kloc
733 Points
Posted by Oleksiy Kloc
Oleksiy Kloc
733 Points

print(subject.format(name)) should work but doesn't

Why not?

strings.py 
name = 'alex'
subject = 'Treehouse loves {}'
print(subject.format(name))

2 Answers

Michael Gallego
Michael Gallego
1,568 Points
Michael Gallego
Michael Gallego
1,568 Points

I'm guessing because you aren't doing what the challenge wants you to do, which is just to use the plus sign to concatenate the string with your name value.

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Hello format() method it should be used when you have to insert something in a text, int, float, str, byte, even objects

'Treehouse loves {} student'

and in

format('your name')

as

'Treehouse loves {} student'.format('your name')

will look

'Treehouse loves your name student'.

With + you add to the end or the beginning of the string and just string!! NO integer or other types