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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

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Challenge Task difficulties with .format string.

I'm having difficulties with the .format task challenge. I've tried: variable = "name" name = "Alina" variable = "subject" subject = "Treehouse loves {}" print(subject.format('Alina'))

with no luck. I've even tried format(name) and the task challenge says it is not correct. But I've tried this within the workspace and it worked. Not sure why the challenge task is not accepting it.

strings.py 
variable = "name"
name = "Alina"
variable = "subject"
subject = "Treehouse loves {}"
print(subject.format('Alina'))
print(subject.format(name))
print(subject.format('name'))

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Christopher Shaw
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Christopher Shaw
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Christopher Shaw
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 58,248 Points

Good day, you are over thinking it.

In the first part, you set the name variable.

In the second, we just need set the variable subject with the given string. We then use format to put the name into the placeholder.

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