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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Newman Yu
Newman Yu
908 Points
Posted by Newman Yu
Newman Yu
908 Points

What's wrong with My code?

I tried many times, But it still doesn't work.

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

1 Answer

Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,074 Points
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,074 Points

Assign your name to a variable called "name", then use the "format()" function on the string "Treehouse loves {}" with your newly created variable called "name". You could do it like this:

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

I hope that helps a little bit.