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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Jamaru Rodgers
Jamaru Rodgers
3,046 Points
Posted by Jamaru Rodgers
Jamaru Rodgers
3,046 Points

Code Challenge Broken!!

While formatting this bit of code, I've gone back many times and even taken pics of the video before this code challenge to make sure I'm not making an error. I also ran this same syntax in the python 3 shell on my computer and it worked, so I know its not me. What do I do, Treehouse??

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

3 Answers

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hey Jamal,

While your code may work in the shell, it is not what the challenge asked you to do. So, the challenge isn't broken. Your answer just isn't the correct one the challenge wants.

It didn't ask for a print statement. So that needs to be deleted. It just asks you to use format method on the string to make the string ... and assign it the the subject variable.

The corrected code will only be two lines:

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

Keep Coding! And remember, the challenges and very specific and very strict. :dizzy:

Jamaru Rodgers
Jamaru Rodgers
3,046 Points
Jamaru Rodgers
Jamaru Rodgers
3,046 Points

Thanks to all of you for responding, and I do apologize. I will try this again lol!!

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You're close here! It wants the formatted string assigned to the variable subject. The entire string. We do this in one line of code. Take a look at what it's looking for. The challenge isn't broken.

name = "jamal"
subject = "Treehouse loves {}".format(name)
jcorum
jcorum
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jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

Almost. But they didn't ask you to print. Just to reassign the formatted result back to subject:

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