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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Functions

Tim McMacken
Tim McMacken
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Posted by Tim McMacken
Tim McMacken
11,910 Points

Can not multiply sequence by non-int of type 'str'

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "notifications.py", line 4, in <module>
result = praise * "!" * number_of_characters
TypeError: can't multiply sequence by non-int of type 'str'

1 Answer

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

The error is due to the first *. It should be a + so that the praise is concatenated to the multiple exclamation points.

result = praise + "!" * number_of_characters