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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Pamela Zazueta
Pamela Zazueta
3,582 Points
Posted by Pamela Zazueta
Pamela Zazueta
3,582 Points

What am I doing wrong?

What's missing?

strings.py 
name = "Pamela"
subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format(Pamela,
Dennis Witnauer
Dennis Witnauer
12,336 Points
Dennis Witnauer
Dennis Witnauer
12,336 Points

You are very close. In the parentheses, you place the variable, not the literal value - for example - .format(name)

Hope this helps.

1 Answer

Umesh Ravji
Umesh Ravji
42,386 Points
Umesh Ravji
Umesh Ravji
42,386 Points

Hi Pamela, there's something missing and something that shouldn't be there :)

In the first step you created the variable name and assigned to it the value Pamela.

In the secound step you have to use that name variable inside the format method, not hard code your name in there. The comma at the end shouldn't be there, instead the closing bracket for the format method call should be there.

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