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Python Python Basics (Retired) Ins & Outs Ins & Outs

Posted by Rajanand Ilangovan
Rajanand Ilangovan
1,835 Points

Python string format

I get expected output in python console but when I check the code challenge task I get error. Can anyone tell me what am I missing here?

Thanks!

name.py 
name = 'Rajanand Ilangovan'
treehouse = 'Tree'+'house'
email_greeting = ('{} loves {}'.format(treehouse,name))
print email_greeting

2 Answers

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

Hii Rajanand, Your code actually passes for me, provided you correct the syntax error (for Python 3.x) by add the missing parentheses on the print statement, or if you comment out the print statement which is not needed for the challenge.

Rajanand Ilangovan
Rajanand Ilangovan
1,835 Points

Thank you, Chris!

Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,533 Points
Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,533 Points

As of Python 3, print is treated just like any other function instead of a keyword, so you need the parentheses to call it:

print(email_greeting)

If you were checking with an older version of Python your code would have ran fine.

Rajanand Ilangovan
Rajanand Ilangovan
1,835 Points

Thank you, Dan!