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Python

Posted by Anthony Lopez
Anthony Lopez
963 Points

What is .format?

Why does he use .format to print the name at the end?

Couldn't he have just put print('Have a great day', first_name, '!')

What is the purpose of print('Have a great day {}!'.format(first_name)) and how does it work?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points

Which course did you see that in? I'd be surprised if they didn't cover that earlier in the course, or perhaps in a prerequisite.

But the short answer is that "format" will take a string and plug in values into spots indicated with placeholder symbols such as the "{}" you see in that example.

You seemed to have figured it out, since your alternative would produce a similar output. Another way would be to use string concatenation. There are often several choices in programming to achieve a particular result.

Anthony Lopez
Anthony Lopez
963 Points

Thanks Steven! That makes sense.

Going back in the video I now recognize the part where he covers coerced .format

It was under the strings lesson.

I appreciate the help!