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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Posted by Carl Amess
Carl Amess
Courses Plus Student 2,250 Points

help I don't get it

i don't get it, where have a gone wrong

strings.py 
name= 'Caed'
subjet = "Treehouse loves {}" + (name)

1 Answer

Sean Manners
Sean Manners
14,816 Points

Your syntax is a little off, my friend. Remember, spacing and indentation is everything. Outside of that, in order to place things into space-holders in Python, you need to use .format() to do so.

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

Good luck!

Carl Amess
Carl Amess
Courses Plus Student 2,250 Points

Thank for your help i had confused myself with the two different methods of joining strings