[Tutor] Python programming question related to Return/Print statement

[eric grunfeld]

Thank you DN for your help on this.

And yes this is a course/assignment that I am currently working on.

The course is being taught through Google on the Coursera platform.

All the best,
Eric

On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 7:43 PM dn via Tutor <tutor at python.org> wrote:

> On 15/08/2020 05:45, eric grunfeld wrote:
> > Good Afternoon Everyone:
> >
> > I  have been seeking to rectify my mistake in running this program via
> > Python.
> >
> > Here it is:
> >
> > def format_name(first_name, last_name):
> >      return "Name " + first_name + ", " + last_name
> >      return string
>
> There's a cultural divide here. Even in different English-cultures:
> given-name, fore-name, surname, family-name, etc. (multiply-rapidly when
> adding other languages and their cultures!)
>
> Given your own (email) name, are you familiar with the question's terms:
> first-name and last-name?
>
>
> > print(format_name("Ernest", "Hemingway"))
> > # Should return the string "Name: Hemingway, Ernest"
>
> Whilst this (is the only thing we can see that) gives a clue, none of
> the other sample data (reproduced) will help such understanding.
>
>
> > I look forward to your thoughts or comments that you may have on this
> > matter.
> It might help (us, to help you) to include (the core of) the
> course-assignment with a question. Looking at the sample data, the
> specification *must* (surely) include mention of more than the label,
> the colon, the two names, and the comma-separator!
>
> BTW there is no crime/embarrassment in mentioning that it is a
> course-assignment. We're happy to help introduce you/others to Python,
> and the more information you give us, the better we can help your
> learning-progress!
> --
> Regards =dn
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