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Joe Ford
Courses Plus Student 1,341 Points.format method confusion
I don't understand how to use the .format() method without the print() function. I created 'name' and 'subject' variables and assigned them string values. But where do I apply the .format() if not as a part of the print function?
I also tried:
name = 'Joe'
subject = 'Treehouse loves '
subject.format(name)
That also failed
name='Joe'
subject = 'Treehouse loves {}'
print(subject.format(name))
3 Answers
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsHi Joe,
You can call .format() on a string directly. The parameters passed into .format()'s parentheses are inserted, in turn, at each brace pair, {}.
Something like,
name = "Steve"
today = "Thursday"
training = "80km bike"
output_string - "My name is {} and today is {}. Tomorrow, I'm doing an {}.".format(name, today, training)
That should produce a blatant lie that is "My name is Steve and today is Thursday. Tomorrow, I'm doing an 80km bike."
I hope that helps,
Steve.
andren
28,558 PointsAny method that can be called on a variable of a certain type, like the subject variable which is a string, can also be called on the value directly without being stored in a variable first.
The task wants you to use it directly on the string as you assign it like this:
name='Joe'
subject = 'Treehouse loves {}'.format(name)
Joe Ford
Courses Plus Student 1,341 PointsThank you! when I tried that the first time I was given an error message that said 'Step 1 no longer passes'. Maybe it was a glitch? At any rate, I appreciate the help!