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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Loop

Posted by Coding Lab 6
Coding Lab 6
2,170 Points

syntax error in for loop challenge

trying to print to the results of a for loop on a list of words called "hellos" followed by the word "world"

this doesn't work:

for word in hellos: print (word "World")

tried various quote combos and anything else I could think of\ Stuck

loop.py 
hellos = [
    "Hello",
    "Tungjatjeta",
    "Grüßgott",
    "Вiтаю",
    "dobrý den",
    "hyvää päivää",
    "你好",
    "早上好"
]
for word in hellos:
    print (word "World")

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,995 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,995 Points

:point_right: You forgot the concatenation operator (+)

When you join strings together, you use the concatenation operator (+) between them.

Also remember to include a space inside the quotes and before World.

Ben Shockley
Ben Shockley
6,094 Points
Ben Shockley
Ben Shockley
6,094 Points

When you embed variables into a string you would use a format sequence. For strings you would use %s, and then place the variable at the end of the string. So your print statement would look like this.

print("%s World" % word)
Derik Davis
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Derik Davis
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 415 Points

Thanks Ben you're a life saver.