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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Posted by Abdallah Eldemerdash
Abdallah Eldemerdash
198 Points

I can't do task strings.py correctly without using print() . Can you show me how to do it please?

I attached the code i wrote

strings.py 
name = "abdallah"
subject.format= "Treehouse loves {}"
subject.format(name)

5 Answers

Krishna Pratap Chouhan
Krishna Pratap Chouhan
15,203 Points

Ok, there are objects and there are functions. Comparing to real world, Objects are data or entity and functions are the things they do or things they are used for.

Similarly, variable here holds data.

name="Tom"
address="324, baker street"
money=72932329473

And functions would be something like:

def getMyName():
    return name
def getMyMoney():
    return money
def doubleMyMoney():
    money = money*2

Here, name and subjects holds the data/information and we use format() function to format the information in certain way.

To access a function over the data, . dot operator is used.

here...

name = "abdallah"
#it should be subject, that holds some information. Where as .format is the function.
#by doing subject.format= "Treehouse loves {}" you are telling that-for format function of subject, give that value.
subject= "Treehouse loves {}"
subject.format(name)

Do comment if its not clear.

Abdallah Eldemerdash
Abdallah Eldemerdash
198 Points

The one which worked is your next comment. Thanks!

Abdallah Eldemerdash
Abdallah Eldemerdash
198 Points
Abdallah Eldemerdash
Abdallah Eldemerdash
198 Points

Dear Krishna,

Thanks for your feed back, this was the challange " OK, now use .format() on the string "Treehouse loves {}" to put your name into the placeholder. Assign this to the variable subject (so start with subject =).

You do not need to print() anything."

and my code was:

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

it gives me this error: "Bummer! Be sure to use the {} placeholder and the .format() method."

Is this an issue with the website itself?

Thanks, Abdallah

Krishna Pratap Chouhan
Krishna Pratap Chouhan
15,203 Points

Well, as the question says that start with subject=

So what author wants is, for you to apply the format() function right away while assigning the value.

name = "abdallah"
#it should be subject, that holds some information. Where as .format is the function.
#by doing subject.format= "Treehouse loves {}" you are telling that-for format function of subject, give that value.
subject= "Treehouse loves {}".format(name)

If its any consolation i think, the language of question has been changed to somewhat better wording.

When i tried, i had similar problem.

Marcus Sassi
Marcus Sassi
4,394 Points
Marcus Sassi
Marcus Sassi
4,394 Points

Here you go!

name = "abdallah"
subject = "Treehouse loves"
print("{} {}".format(subject, name))

This will print out "Treehouse loves abdallah".

Abdallah Eldemerdash
Abdallah Eldemerdash
198 Points
Abdallah Eldemerdash
Abdallah Eldemerdash
198 Points

Hi Marcus,

Thanks for your reply but it didn't work !. Did you notice they said in the task "You do not need to print() anything."?

This is the trick i can't get solution till now.

Thanks, Abdallah

Abdallah Eldemerdash
Abdallah Eldemerdash
198 Points
Abdallah Eldemerdash
Abdallah Eldemerdash
198 Points

Excellent Krishna, that worked out!

Thanks again and sorry i didn't see your last comment in the first time.