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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Kevin Linares
Kevin Linares
11,214 Points
Posted by Kevin Linares
Kevin Linares
11,214 Points

What is wrong with this string?

Im trying to insert 'name' into 'treehouse loves {}' by typing print(subject.format(name)) but it keeps coming out as incorrect. Im confused, what am I doing wrong? Im so sure its all correctly typed too. I tried it all in the python shell tpp and there didn't seem to be any problem at all.

strings.py 
name = 'kevin'
subject = "treehouse loves {}"

print(subject.format(name))

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

The challenge isn't asking you to print anything, but to assign the string value (with it formatted!) to the subject variable.

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

Also, keep in mind that Python and the code challenges are really picky. In Python, "treehouse" and "Treehouse" are totally different!

I hope this helps. ~Alex

Kevin Linares
Kevin Linares
11,214 Points
Kevin Linares
Kevin Linares
11,214 Points

Thank you! This really stumped me for awhile.