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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String concatenation

Micah Jones
Micah Jones
1,173 Points
Posted by Micah Jones
Micah Jones
1,173 Points

make a subject variable that concatenates the string "Treehouse loves" and your name

my error message is 'you must use a + sign' and I am! I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong here.

strings.py 
name='Micah'
subject="Treehouse loves {}".format(name)
subject = "Treehouse loves " + name

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

It looks like you got it right, but you did it two different ways.

For this particular challenge, just do it the simple way (the second one). Just remove your first assignment and you should be good.

Haider Ali
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Haider Ali
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Haider Ali
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Haider Ali
Python Development Techdegree Graduate 24,728 Points

Hi Micah, this is what you should have done:

name = 'Haider'
subject = "Treehouse loves " + name
#you should have added a space inside the string so there is a gap between the string and your name