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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types Specific Index value

Posted by Ramon Duran
Ramon Duran
18,358 Points

index with python

what am i doing wrong with my code varl[5] has a 't' index and it is also a string

index.py 
varl ='kenneth' 
varl[5]

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

You misread the variable name, the variable should be named "var1" (var and the number 1), not "varl" (var and the letter l).

Changing the name like this:

var1 ='kenneth'

Will allow you to pass the first task.

Ramon Duran
Ramon Duran
18,358 Points

Thank you i did miss read it