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278 PointsString Methods - please provide sample lines for variable.format("x", "y") in a script; I can't seem to make mine work
subject_template = "Thank you for learning Java with us, Craig!"
print(subject_template)
subject_template = "Thank you for learning {} with us, {}!"
subject_template.format("Phython", "xxx")
print(subject_template)
[MOD: added ```python formatting -cf]
1 Answer
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 PointsYou are very close! The format()
method returns the newly formatted string and does not modify the variable. (Which isnβt allowed anyway since strings are immutable β can not be changed). Instead, print the results of the format directly or assign the results to a new variable and print the variable:
# print directly
print(subject_template.format("Phython", "xxx"))
# assign to variable
result = subject_template.format("Phython", "xxx")
print(result)
# or this
subject_template = subject_template.format("Phython", "xxx")
print(subject_template)
Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!