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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types String Formatting

andres rivera
andres rivera
1,009 Points
Posted by andres rivera
andres rivera
1,009 Points

name = "andres" subject = 'Treehouse loves {}' subject.format(name) dont know what i am doing wrong please help

this is for using the .format method and im doing everything i learn here and dont know what im doing wrong, can someone tell me how to do it right please?

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

2 Answers

Amanda Allison
Amanda Allison
9,104 Points
Amanda Allison
Amanda Allison
9,104 Points

It looks like there's a space inside the curly braces on line 2. It should be: subject = 'Treehouse loves {}'

behar
behar
10,799 Points
behar
behar
10,799 Points

Hey andres! You have left a space between your curly braces. And secondly you should format directly on the string.

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