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Display with Variables

Use f-strings to embed variable values in the option display

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You now have variables for all four options, but the print() statements still use hardcoded text. The variables aren't being used yet. If you renamed option_1 from "int" to something else, the display wouldn't change.

You need a way to insert a variable's value into a string. That's what f-strings do.

How f-strings work

Prefix a string with f and wrap a variable name in {}. Python replaces {name} with the variable's value when the line runs:

color = "blue"
print(f"The sky is {color}.")

Output: The sky is blue.

The f before the opening quote activates the substitution. Without it, {color} is treated as literal text — Python prints the curly braces and all.

Combining a number and a variable

You can mix fixed text and variable references in the same f-string:

rank = 1
label = "gold"
print(f"  {rank}) {label}")

Output: 1) gold

That's exactly the pattern you'll use for the quiz options.

Instructions

Wire the option variables into the display using f-strings.

  1. Replace each option print with an f-string version — once updated, changing option_1 = "int" to any other string will automatically update what the player sees:
    • Replace print(" 1) int") with print(f" 1) {option_1}")
    • Replace print(" 2) str") with print(f" 2) {option_2}")
    • Replace print(" 3) float") with print(f" 3) {option_3}")
    • Replace print(" 4) bool") with print(f" 4) {option_4}")

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