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helmi al kindy
1,371 PointsWhy did you use format function ?
At 1:20 in the video or line 10 on the script, .format(... was used. What does that do ?
jayj
2,515 PointsCorrect, this is the new method of string manipulation in Python 3.
In Python 2 it would look similar to this.
print "My name is %s" % "Jay"
Glad to help. :)
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jayj
2,515 PointsWhen the format() method is called at the end of a string, what it does is takes any arguments and replaces any replacement fields (Curly braces) in your string with your arguments.
So, for example let's use two different prints, the first we'll just pass strings, the second we will pass a string and add some numbers together.
print("Hello, my name is {} and I like to help with {} on TeamTreeHouse".format("Jay", "Pyt" + "hon"))
print("I have studied {} for {} hours this week!".format("Python", 5+5+6))
This example is going to return the follow text.
Hello, my name is Jay and I like to help with Python on TeamTreeHouse
I have studied Python for 16 hours this week!
Hope this helps!
Vittorio Somaschini
33,371 PointsHello jayj. I have change your comment into an answer.
;)
jayj
2,515 PointsOh boy, I am terrible at this new type of forum software. :) Just fixed up my formatting as well. Thanks Vittorio!
helmi al kindy
1,371 Pointshelmi al kindy
1,371 PointsOk thanks so it's like %s, %r, etc