Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types Del

Posted by Hamoud AlSabah
Hamoud AlSabah
233 Points

task one is no longer passing

current_count = 14 planned = 5 upcoming_releases = 2 del planned

total= 'current_count'+'upcoming_releases'

delete.py 
current_count = 14
planned = 5
upcoming_releases = 2
del planned
>>> total= 'current_count'+'upcoming_releases'
Hamoud AlSabah
Hamoud AlSabah
233 Points

can you tell me what im i doing wrong please

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Don't put quotes around variable names.

Instead of representing the value stored in the variable, doing that creates strings containing the names themselves.

Also, what are those ">>>" characters at the beginning of the last line? That shouldn't be there.