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Waylon Harrison
5,561 PointsIs this option viable?
Is there any reason line 2 could/should not be coded as follows?
"print('There are {} attendees currently.'.format(len(attendees)))"
It runs fine in the console, but would this complicate anything later?
2 Answers
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsPython offers several methods for formatting strings, and which one you use is generally just a matter of personal preference. The end result of any of them is the same.
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kevin hudson
Courses Plus Student 11,987 PointsYou can also do this:
print(f"There are {len(attendees)} currently here")
Steven Parker
230,688 PointsSteven Parker
230,688 PointsAdding to Kevin's comment, yet another way would be this:
print('There are %d attendees currently.' % len(attendees))