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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Mohammad Syed Raihaan
Mohammad Syed Raihaan
1,358 Points
Posted by Mohammad Syed Raihaan
Mohammad Syed Raihaan
1,358 Points

Need help on '{}' and '.format()'.

I don't really understand what the task wants me to do, and I'm confused about the concepts of '{}' and '.format()'. Can someone please explain the concept clearly?

strings.py 
name="Raihaan"
subject="Treehouse loves name.format()"

1 Answer

Ben Reynolds
Ben Reynolds
35,170 Points
Ben Reynolds
Ben Reynolds
35,170 Points

The format method gets called at the end of a string after the closing quote. The arguments passed in with be used to fill the placeholders in the string (where ever '{}' is found).

Here's an example:

some_string = "test"
new_string = "This is a {}.".format(some_string)

# will result in new_string's value being : "This is a test."