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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Posted by Antoine Price Jr.
Antoine Price Jr.
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now use .format() on the string "Treehouse loves {}" to put your name into the placeholder. Assign this to the variable

how would I write this would I write this like 1 : name ="Antoine" name.format() "Treehouse loves {}".format()

strings.py 
name ="Antoine"
name.format()

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james south
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james south
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james south
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james south
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format is called on the treehouse loves string, and the name variable is the argument. format will put the value in name in the {} in the string it is called on. so you will have a syntax like "this is my string....{}...".format(argument).