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Python Python Basics (Retired) Things That Count Things That Count

Posted by Jon Willey
Jon Willey
6,102 Points

turning days into a string

having trouble converting the days var to a string in this python challenge.

days_alive.py 
age = 37
days = age*52*7
summary = "I am + str(days) + days old!"

2 Answers

Sean McKeown
Sean McKeown
23,267 Points
Sean McKeown
Sean McKeown
23,267 Points

You need to close the quotes after 'I am' and you need to open new quotes before 'days old'.

Geoff Parsons
Geoff Parsons
11,679 Points
Geoff Parsons
Geoff Parsons
11,679 Points

You're really close! You just need to close the strings on either side so that the call to str() is evaluated and not just part of the string:

summary = "I am " + str(days) + " days old!"