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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Posted by Jonathan Newman
Jonathan Newman
247 Points

Quiz is Broken???

If you look at the code you will probably think right off, "oh he forgot his print" Well not only did I try that a couple thousand times, it also states in the instructions not to put print.

name = "Jonathan"
subject = ("Treehouse loves {}")
print(subject.format(name))

This works perfectly in the workbench but isn't accepted by the quiz with or without "print()"

strings.py 
name = "Jonathan"
subject = ("Treehouse loves {}")
subject.format(name)

2 Answers

Daniel L.
Daniel L.
10,837 Points
Daniel L.
Daniel L.
10,837 Points

That's so weird I don't know why it's not working in the challenge. You're right your code does produce the desired result in the shell...

In the meantime you could try this:

name = "Your Name"
subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format(name)
#you can also print if you like it
print (subject)
Jonathan Newman
Jonathan Newman
247 Points
Jonathan Newman
Jonathan Newman
247 Points

That seemed to have worked, thank you! I'm new to this so if you could get a mod on that it is Python Basics: String Formatting. Thanks again.

Daniel L.
Daniel L.
10,837 Points
Daniel L.
Daniel L.
10,837 Points

I'm new too! Happy to help :)