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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Meret Vollenweider
Meret Vollenweider
2,443 Points
Posted by Meret Vollenweider
Meret Vollenweider
2,443 Points

The following code makes the challenge freeze, why?

name='Jane' subject='Treehouse loves {}' subject.format(name)

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

1 Answer

Matthew Selby
Matthew Selby
4,260 Points
Matthew Selby
Matthew Selby
4,260 Points

Hey Meret,

It looks like you are attempting to use .format on a the subject variable rather than on the string that subject is set to. See the code below as it passes.

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

Hope this helps! :)