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Jennifer Johnson
Python Development Techdegree Student 1,376 PointsDifferent Working Solution So below is the code I used and it ran just like the video. Did I over complicate this?
# TODO: Prompt the user for parts of speech and store them in variables
verb = input("Please enter a verb: ")
noun = input("Please enter a noun: ")
adjective = input("Please enter a adjective: ")
# TODO: Output the template to the screen with the blanks filled out with what the user stated
print("I enjoy practice! I find it helps me to {} better.".format(verb))
print("Without practice, my {} would probably not even work.".format(noun))
print("My code is getting more {} every single day!".format(adjective))
[MOD: added ```python formatting -cf]
2 Answers
Johnathan Van Vliet
2,550 PointsNo, you did not overcomplicate it. You simply used a different way to format the code.
The video wanted you to use string concatenation instead of .format. To do that, you would do this:
# TODO: Prompt the user for parts of speech and store them in variables
verb = input("Please enter a verb: ")
noun = input("Please enter a noun: ")
adjective = input("Please enter a adjective: ")
# TODO: Output the template to the screen with the blanks filled out with what the user stated
print("I enjoy practice! I find it helps me to", verb, "better.")
print("Without practice, my", noun, "would probably not even work.")
print("My code is getting more", adjective, "every single day!")
So, did you overcomplicate it? Not at all. In fact, I think that using .format, in this case, makes the code look nicer and easier to write.
datavxn
16,180 PointsI wrote mine different than both of these and it worked perfect:
verb = input("Enter a verb here: ")
noun = input("Enter a noun here: ")
adjective = input("Enter an adjective here: ")
print("I enjoy practice! I find it helps me to {} better.\nWithout practice, my {} would probably not even work.\nMy code is getting more {} every single day!".format(verb, noun, adjective))
treehouse:~/workspace$ python madlibs.py
Enter a verb here: think
Enter a noun here: writing
Enter an adjective here: advanced
I enjoy practice! I find it helps me to think better.
Without practice, my writing would probably not even work.
My code is getting more advanced every single day!
master ohms
Web Development Techdegree Student 136 Pointsdefinately clever.Thumbs up from me