Python Foundations·Practice drills 17

Drill 26: Beginner mistake — Strings and formatting

Name one mistake a beginner could make with this example.

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Name one mistake a beginner could make with this example.

strings.pyPython
name = "  Ada Lovelace  "
clean = name.strip()
print(clean.lower())
print(clean.upper())

words = clean.split()
print(words)
print("-".join(words))

price = 24.5
quantity = 3
print(f"Total: {price * quantity:.2f}")

title = "python foundations"
slug = title.lower().replace(" ", "-")
print(slug)
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