Why string formatting in python not working if I write f?

Question

name = 'peace'
age = 21
print(f"your name is {name} and your age is {age}")

error File "", line 1 f"your name is {name} and your age is {age}."

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

f-strings are a python 3 feature. Make sure you're on version 3.6+ — rdas, Apr 19 '20 at 14:48

Yagiz Degirmenci · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-14T12:55:38.057

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If your Python version is older than 3.6 you can not use f-strings because they are added in Python 3.6, but you can use "{}".format(something)

name = 'peace'
age = 21
print("your name is {} and your age is {}".format(name,age))

edited Oct 14 '20 at 12:55

answered Apr 19 '20 at 17:35

Yagiz Degirmenci

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Thanks for this -- just set up with a Synology DiskStation, and its Python 3 is 3.5.1, and was tearing my hair out trying to figure out how to "downgrade" an f-string so it works in 3.5. – JeanSibelius Oct 14 '20 at 09:58

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