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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Christoffer Silen
Christoffer Silen
539 Points
Posted by Christoffer Silen
Christoffer Silen
539 Points

Cant understand whats wrong with my .format

Hi

I dont understand how I should write this code...

Thank you for youre help :)

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

1 Answer

dojewqveaq
dojewqveaq
11,393 Points

Hey Christoffer,

The format() method is applied to the string, so you should use it with the '.'. So it would look something like this:

name = "Christoffer";
subject = 'Treehouse loves {}'.format(name)
Christoffer Silen
Christoffer Silen
539 Points
Christoffer Silen
Christoffer Silen
539 Points

Thanks mate!

Know I can coninue again :)