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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Mike Roberts
Mike Roberts
173 Points
Posted by Mike Roberts
Mike Roberts
173 Points

Strings, positing with 'format()'. I have attempted every variation to complete this task and it is not working.

What am I missing?

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

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there, Mike! I'd be interested to know what you tried first because my gut instinct says it was probably closest then. I feel like at this point you might have overthought it. So I'm going to give some hints:

  • The solution to this is two lines
  • You do not need triple double quotes on either side of your string. Ie "Michael" instead of """Michael"""
  • The line that contains subject = should also have the .format

Hope this helps, but let me know if you're still stuck! :sparkles: