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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Damian McCarthy
Damian McCarthy
3,656 Points
Posted by Damian McCarthy
Damian McCarthy
3,656 Points

I dont get this!!!

Am I supposed to be inserting the string into the other string like this...

strings.py 
name = format("Damian")
subject = "Tree house loves {name}"
Clifford Gagliardo
Clifford Gagliardo
Courses Plus Student 15,069 Points

The challenge is asking to put your name as a string in a variable. Then, use the format() method to let python replace the placeholder curly brackets {} you used in the the subject variable. Here's an example of the format() method in use. 

town  = "Portland"

future = "I would like to live in {}".format(town)

The format() method will replace the empty curly braces {} with what you put between the parentheses (). In this case, I passed the variable town into format() method beings used in the variable named future. So, if you were to print the variable future, it would ultimately read "I would like to live in Portland".

I hope this helps!

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nicole lumpkin
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nicole lumpkin
Courses Plus Student 5,328 Points
nicole lumpkin
nicole lumpkin
Courses Plus Student 5,328 Points

Hi Damian, Not exactly. So the .format()is a function that modifies strings. I think your confusion is rooted in a simple lack of understanding in syntax (which is easily fixed)! The challenge asks you to create a variable called name whose value is a string.

name = 'nicole'

Then you're asked to modify the string "Treehouse loves {}" with the .format() function, and store this result in a variable named subject. Remember the {} indicate a placeholder in which the contents of .format() will be inserted.

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

If you were to take a look at subject, you'd see it's value is:

>>>subject
>>>"Treehouse loves nicole"

I hope this helps :)