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Jay Stratton
3,713 Pointsquestion about the syntax of the challenge.
I have tried 3 different ways of syntax on this challenge and it tells me all of them are wrong. I don't understand what I am doing wrong. the variables have been assigned as directed. the three formatting methods I have used are: print(subject.format(name)) "treehouse loves {}".format(name) subject.format(name) I have used all three of the varies of syntax on python shell 3.5.1 and all three give the answer "treehouse loves jay" however I cannot seem to figure out what this challenge is asking. am I missing something? I cannot progress beyond this point and I do not understand what I am missing.
thanks, Jay
name ="jay"
subject = "treehouse loves {}"
print(subject.format(name))
2 Answers
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,073 PointsThere's no need to print the subject. You have to format the string directly. You could do it like this:
name = "Federico"
subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format(name)
I hope that helps a little bit
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,073 PointsIt could be that you haven't capitalize the word "Treehouse" in your string.
Jay Stratton
3,713 PointsTreehouse is case sensitive. lessoned learned....lol. thanks for your help.
Jay Stratton
3,713 PointsJay Stratton
3,713 PointsIve tried it that way also. it keeps telling me (Bummer! Be sure to use the
{}placeholder and the.format()method.) I have tried it the way shown, the way you described, as well as subject.format(name). It will not accept any of the methods, yet I do it on a shell and all three method work to get the desired result.