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Python Python Basics (Retired) Things That Count Things That Count

Posted by Scott Hetrick
Scott Hetrick
7,725 Points

Python Basics - Stage 3 - Challenge task 4 of 4

Not sure how to finish out this code. Challenge reads: "Finally, create 2 new variables, one named estimate that holds the rounded number of decades you've lived and, one named summary that adds the string version of estimate into "I am {} days old! That's about {} decades!" with the correct values added to it."

I have:

age = 30
days = age*52*7
decades = age/10
estimate = round(decades)
summary = str(estimate)
print("I am {} days old! That's about {} decades!".format(days, summary))

It works in the console but the challenge isn't accepting the code.

4 Answers

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nvcxnvkldsjaklfds
Courses Plus Student 5,041 Points

Your thinking is correct but you missed a little bit in the challenge.

Actual final value should sit in the variable called summary. 

summary = "I am {} days old! That's about {} decades!".format(days, str(estimate))

I hope this helps.

Jordan Pike
Jordan Pike
5,699 Points
Jordan Pike
Jordan Pike
5,699 Points

I was just working on this one and found my error was I had typed format.(days, str(estimate)) rather than the correct answer of .format(days, str(estimate))

Really fun figuring out the mistakes along the way!

Scott Hetrick
Scott Hetrick
7,725 Points
Scott Hetrick
Scott Hetrick
7,725 Points

Thanks for the quick response. I had actually tried that code first, but was receiving errors. Maybe a typo. Will try again.

Scott Hetrick
Scott Hetrick
7,725 Points
Scott Hetrick
Scott Hetrick
7,725 Points

Yeah, I had a typo in my code. I knew that was the way to go. Should have stuck with it before posting. Thanks all!