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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String concatenation

Posted by Joyce Ryu
Joyce Ryu
1,124 Points

I don't know what's wrong with my code?

the help messages keep tells me that I need to put extra spaces between '+' sign.. thought I did put it, but my code doesn't work.

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

1 Answer

james south
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james south
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james south
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the two strings you are concatenating are going to result in "Treehouse lovesJoyce". it's telling you to put a space either at the end of the first string or the beginning of the second string so that the result is "Treehouse loves Joyce".

Joyce Ryu
Joyce Ryu
1,124 Points

Got it! Thanks!