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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Jack Edmonds
Jack Edmonds
2,466 Points

subject

I need help can you see what is wrong

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

2 Answers

The problem is you are not giving the format function anything to fill the placeholder with, you need to include the name variable inside the brackets, like this:

name = "Jack"
subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format(name)
Jack Edmonds
Jack Edmonds
2,466 Points

it said Task 1 is no longer passing this is the code I put in: name = "Jack" subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format(name)