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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Posted by Sarah Cordier
Sarah Cordier
1,399 Points

The challenge says that I am getting it wrong when I am 95% positive i got it right. Help?

name="Sarah"
subject="Treehouse loves {}!"
subject.format(name)

It says that I need to use .format() and the {} placeholder. Which I am.

1 Answer

Jeffery Austin
Jeffery Austin
8,128 Points
Jeffery Austin
Jeffery Austin
8,128 Points

I think it is just having issues with the exclamation point that you added, make sure to do exactly what they have or it can cause issues. Also, I think they want you to redeclare subject. I tried this and it works:

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

Actually this works too:

name = "Sarah" 
subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format(name)
Sarah Cordier
Sarah Cordier
1,399 Points

Thanks so much!