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Python Python Basics (Retired) Ins & Outs Ins & Outs

Posted by Javi Mont
Javi Mont
3,912 Points

What im doing wrong?

I tried this and says is not correct. Also I tried:

email_greeting = name + " loves " + treehouse

And is wrong again.

name.py 
name = "javi"
treehouse = "Tree" + "house"

email_greeting = "{} loves {}".format(name, treehouse)

2 Answers

Herb Bresnan
Herb Bresnan
10,658 Points
Herb Bresnan
Herb Bresnan
10,658 Points

I think they are looking for the phrase "Treehouse loves Javi". In .format try placing treehouse first, and name second.

Darren Joy
Darren Joy
19,573 Points
Darren Joy
Darren Joy
19,573 Points

I went back and redid and can confirm it's just the order you have them in. I did it with how you did it names + love + treehouse but reverse:

from the notes": "... "X loves Y" but with treehouse for X and name for Y.

Javi Mont
Javi Mont
3,912 Points
Javi Mont
Javi Mont
3,912 Points

Thank you both. Sometimes I feel veeery veeery stupid. :D

Darren Joy
Darren Joy
19,573 Points
Darren Joy
Darren Joy
19,573 Points

It never hurts to ask. I was coding something recently for a coursera course and because it was xtity x lines of code I missed a half dozen semi colons. I also often put brackets around wrong junk in jquery and pull my hair out trying to figure out what I did wrong!

Just like in writing class way back in highschool... it's WAY easier to have a second pair of eyes look at something when editing.. sometimes we're just too deep into the weeds to see the swamp... or sumptin

Herb Bresnan
Herb Bresnan
10,658 Points
Herb Bresnan
Herb Bresnan
10,658 Points

I am relatively new to programming and do the same thing. Glad to know someone with more experience does the same thing. Not that I'm glad you were pulling your hair out (Darren), but you get the idea.