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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Posted by Stuart McIntosh
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Stuart McIntosh
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 22,874 Points

what is wrong with this code: name = "stuart" subject = "Treehouse Loves {}".format(name)

what is wrong with this code

name = "Stuart" subject = "Treehouse Loves {}".format(name)

strings.py 
name ="Stuart"
subject = "Treehouse Loves {}".format(name)

5 Answers

Gianmarco Mazzoran
Gianmarco Mazzoran
22,076 Points
Gianmarco Mazzoran
Gianmarco Mazzoran
22,076 Points

Hi,

your code is ok.

I copy and paste it and pass the challenge!

What's the problem?

Stuart McIntosh
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Stuart McIntosh
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 22,874 Points
Stuart McIntosh
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Stuart McIntosh
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 22,874 Points

I didnt pass the challenge - error must use format() and {}

Gianmarco Mazzoran
Gianmarco Mazzoran
22,076 Points
Gianmarco Mazzoran
Gianmarco Mazzoran
22,076 Points

Try to refresh the page and re-type the code!

Chloe Viriyapunt
Chloe Viriyapunt
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Chloe Viriyapunt
Chloe Viriyapunt
1,300 Points

I'm frustrated. I have been refreshing and re-coding for about 5 times but I'm still having the same error! "error must use format() and {}.

name = "Chloe" subject = "Treehouse Loves {}" .format(name)

Gianmarco Mazzoran
Gianmarco Mazzoran
22,076 Points
Gianmarco Mazzoran
Gianmarco Mazzoran
22,076 Points

Hi,

the code you have write here have space before .format(name).

Be sure that you don't have space between the string and the format function:

name = "Chloe"
subject = "Treehouse Loves {}".format(name)
Chloe Viriyapunt
Chloe Viriyapunt
1,300 Points
Chloe Viriyapunt
Chloe Viriyapunt
1,300 Points

Thank you Gianmarco.

John Hofford
John Hofford
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John Hofford
John Hofford
6,990 Points

I think one of the code recommendations should be to "refresh your browser". I had a similar issue above and refreshed mine once and used the same code and it finally passed. After a dozen tries..