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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Posted by Noel Guerra
Noel Guerra
940 Points

Python Basics: Using .format

name="noel" subject="Treehouse loves{}" subject.format(name) shouldn't this come out as Treehouse loves noel?

strings.py 
name="noel"
subject= "Treehouse loves {}"
subject.format(name)

1 Answer

Idan shami
Idan shami
13,251 Points
Idan shami
Idan shami
13,251 Points

Hi! the challenge won't take your answer because you didn't need to write this line:

subject.format(name)

the format method needs to go in the subject, like this:

name="noel"
subject= "Treehouse loves {}".format(name)

sorry for my bad English (: I hope you understand it.

Noel Guerra
Noel Guerra
940 Points

ooooh, ok got it thanks!