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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Joseph Ferrero
Joseph Ferrero
1,308 Points
Posted by Joseph Ferrero
Joseph Ferrero
1,308 Points

Code Challenge Bug

Hello,

They are asking me to create a variable that equals my name, OK:

name = "joseph"

Then they want me to create another variable that says "Treehouse Loves {}", and then using .format(), inject the name variable. OK:

subject = "Treehouse Loves {}".format(name)

I know this is correct, but it keeps telling me that I got it wrong.

strings.py 
name = "joseph"
subject = "Treehouse Loves {}".format(name)

4 Answers

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hi Joseph,

Yes, your code is correct in syntax, but challenges are very picky and specific with what it checks for. Here, it's simply just a typo. You capitalized the "L" in loves, when it should be lower cased.

Fix that up and all's good! :)

Keep Coding! :dizzy:

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

Your code is correct but these challenges are extremely picky about how you write your strings, the string usually has to match the one they are looking for exactly, any difference no matter how minor tends to throw the challenge checker off.

In this case the issue is that you have capitalized the L in the word loves. If you write in in lower case like this:

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

Then your code will pass.

Joseph Ferrero
Joseph Ferrero
1,308 Points
Joseph Ferrero
Joseph Ferrero
1,308 Points

Oh gosh that is rather picky, frustrated I didn't catch that.

Thanks so much.

Regards, Joseph