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Jonathan Alvarez
Jonathan Alvarez
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Posted by Jonathan Alvarez
Jonathan Alvarez
549 Points

The first task why did he use string formatting on the first task vs just printing the string?

The first task

why did he use string formatting on the first task vs just printing the string?

Travis Alstrand
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Travis Alstrand
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Travis Alstrand
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Travis Alstrand
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Hey Jonathan Alvarez ! :wave:

As this wasn't posted from a video or challenge, I'm not sure which page you're coming from. Could you provide a link to the video/quiz/challenge you're referring too? I can then take a look :smiley:

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,787 Points

When you say "…vs just printing" I'm guessing no printing was done in the first example. Could it be that the formatting was being used to prepare a string in a function that was then passed back as a return value? If so, then it would be because the objective was to create a return value instead of printing.

If I guessed incorrectly, please provide a link (and a video time index) to the issue you are referring to and I will revise my answer.