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Posted by nathan goel
nathan goel
7,410 Points

What is the difference between using a variable within a string versus using a placeholder and format()?

For example: first_name = "Joe" print("Welcome to treehouse", first_name) versus print("Welcome to treehouse {}".format(first_name))

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

There's no functional difference, both methods produce the same result. It's simply programmer's choice.

As you progress you'll soon discover even more choices for formatting output. My favorite is called "F-strings", which would look like this:

print(f"Welcome to treehouse {first_name}")
nathan goel
nathan goel
7,410 Points

Thank you for your answer