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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String concatenation

Shalin Gadhavi
Shalin Gadhavi
513 Points
Posted by Shalin Gadhavi
Shalin Gadhavi
513 Points

how to make a variable

I am confused between strings and variables

strings.py 
name="Shalin"
subject ="""'Treehouse loves ' + name"""

2 Answers

Paul Cox
Paul Cox
12,671 Points
Paul Cox
Paul Cox
12,671 Points

Basically a variable is where you store the string (known as a literal because it is a fixed value). So in the example, name without quotes is a variable, whereas "name" would be a string literal with the value "name".

name = "Shalin"
subject = "Treehouse loves " + name
Oluwatobi Popoola
Oluwatobi Popoola
10,447 Points
Oluwatobi Popoola
Oluwatobi Popoola
10,447 Points

The first name declaration is great, although the subject string is a bit jumbled.

There is no need for additional quotes when you want to create a simple string message, just two is necessary.

And since name is a variable that you have set to a value, you leave it outside the quotes.

Example:

name = "Tobi" message = "Hi, my name is " + name