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Matthew Schwer
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 975 Pointsso I used the variable matts_lunch instead of craigs_lunch but I have double checked and all my typing and syntax
but I get a unicode error:
"
matts_lunch = "\N(TACO)"
File "<stdin>", line 1
SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in p osition 0-1: malformed \N character escape
matts_lunch = "\n(TACO)"
matts_lunch
'\n(TACO)'"
not sure whats going on or if its an Apache side server error or something.
2 Answers
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Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 PointsI did the same thing and tried that in the console right after seeing it - try using curly braces instead of parenthesis;
b = "\N{TROPICAL DRINK}"
b
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Marcus Grant
Courses Plus Student 2,546 PointsIt's becuase you're using normal brackets () and not curly brackets {} in your call.
Give it a go and see if it returns correctly. (Don't forget the capital N)
Robert Horn
2,667 PointsRobert Horn
2,667 PointsHello, it appears you are using () not {}. Try: matts_lunch = "\N{TACO}"