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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String concatenation

Posted by Miguel Richardson
Miguel Richardson
377 Points

Python Basics

Hi, I have entered this in, and for some reason, it is not working. am I doing this wrong. I followed the directions. What Am I doing wrong?

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

1 Answer

Krishna Pratap Chouhan
Krishna Pratap Chouhan
15,203 Points

You are absolutely correct in your code.

But the string is "Treehouse loves ".... Space after loves. This thing gets everyone at least once.

Here is an example.

name = "DejaVuHuh"
subject = "Treehouse loves " + name;

Happy coding!