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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Luis Wenus
Luis Wenus
634 Points
Posted by Luis Wenus
Luis Wenus
634 Points

What am I doing wrong?

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

It's supposed to put "Luis" inside the curly brackets

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

4 Answers

lam kool
lam kool
35 Points
lam kool
lam kool
35 Points

if you want to print that message then type print(subject.format(name))

Luis Wenus
Luis Wenus
634 Points
Luis Wenus
Luis Wenus
634 Points

The task says I don't have to print it. I also tried printing it though, but still didn't work.

lam kool
lam kool
35 Points

Do you got any error?

Luis Wenus
Luis Wenus
634 Points
Luis Wenus
Luis Wenus
634 Points

Tried it in the console, and it did work there. Just the task says its wrong. It tells me to: OK, now use .format() on the string "Treehouse loves {}" to put your name into the placeholder. Assign this to the variable subject (so start with subject =).

You do not need to print() anything.

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
17,003 Points
Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
17,003 Points

You were almost there!

Just need to move the format next to the string :)

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