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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

mark matthews
mark matthews
3,150 Points
Posted by mark matthews
mark matthews
3,150 Points

Python basics placeholder

HI, I'm doing challenge task 2 of 2 assigning place holders, use a place holder then fill that place with a variable. name="Mark" subject="Treehouse loves {}" subject.format(name)

It works in workspace but I can't get it passed answer, any ideas?

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

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

Join the two last lines:

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