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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Posted by shubham Sharma
shubham Sharma
1,166 Points

name= "hey, i am {}" print(name.format("shub")) subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format("name") what's wrong in that?

not working

strings.py 
name= "hey, i am {}"
print(name.format("shub"))
subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format("name")

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

The variable "name" should just be assigned with your name (not another template string).

But the main issue is that variable names should not have quotes around them. Adding quotes turns them into string literals instead of variables.