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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

yannis sousanis
yannis sousanis
7,199 Points
Posted by yannis sousanis
yannis sousanis
7,199 Points

What am I doing wrong

i did on my computers shell and it worked and here no

strings.py 
name = "yannis"
subject = "Treehouse loves {}" .format(name)

1 Answer

Alexandra Barnett
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Alexandra Barnett
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Alexandra Barnett
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Alexandra Barnett
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 46,473 Points

Hi Yannis, you are very nearly there! You have a space between the string and the .format(name). Just take out the space and you are good to go! :)

name = "Alex"
subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format(name)
yannis sousanis
yannis sousanis
7,199 Points
yannis sousanis
yannis sousanis
7,199 Points

thank you very much for your help