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

Marya Kamali
Marya Kamali
580 Points
Posted by Marya Kamali
Marya Kamali
580 Points

why my code didn't work, it worked perfectly fine on python!!!

tree="Tree"
house="house"
treehouse=str(tree+house)
treehouse

[MOD: formatted code with ```python -cf]

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

You need to remove the str. The two variables tree and house are already string. While your code works, it's not what the challenge is looking for.

tree = "Tree"
house = "house"
treehouse = tree + house 
treehouse  #<-- this can be removed