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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

Russell Alson
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Russell Alson
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Posted by Russell Alson
Russell Alson
Courses Plus Student 1,297 Points

How to correctly write in .format()

What am I doing wrong?

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

1 Answer

Reyam Marcos
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Reyam Marcos
Courses Plus Student 10,367 Points
Reyam Marcos
Reyam Marcos
Courses Plus Student 10,367 Points

you can do it like this one,

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

hope it helps