When I began programming, the first thing I did was print Hello World!
<pre><code class="lang-python">print("Hello World!")
</code></pre>
Then I learned about storing strings to variables
<pre><code class="lang-python">a = "hello"
b = "world!"
</code></pre>
But I didn't know how to combine the 2 words. Until I learned the + operator.
<h3 id="heading-operator">+ operator</h3>
<pre><code class="lang-python">print(a+b)
# Output: helloworld!
</code></pre>
But it didn't output with space in the middle. I felt frustrated. So I added a space string.
<pre><code class="lang-python">print(a + " " + b)
# Output: hello world!
</code></pre>
Satisfied? Definitely! As I gained experience though, I found myself writing ugly code. Therefore I sought more elegant ways of writing code. I experimented with str.format()
<h3 id="heading-strformat">str.format()</h3>
<pre><code class="lang-python">print("{} {}".format(a, b))
</code></pre>
Then recently, I have been using f'string. I prefer this as it is a cleaner way to format strings.
<h3 id="heading-fstring">f"string"</h3>
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">print(f"{a} {b}")
</code></pre>
All of these approaches are valid and have their place. Remember it is all about context and applying the best solution.
Until then -&gt; Happy coding!

When I began programming, the first thing I did was print Hello World!

```python
print("Hello World!")
```

Then I learned about storing strings to variables

```python
a = "hello"
b = "world!"
```

But I didn't know how to combine the 2 words. Until I learned the + operator.

### \+ operator

```python
print(a+b)
# Output: helloworld!
```

But it didn't output with space in the middle. I felt frustrated. So I added a space string.

```python
print(a + " " + b)
# Output: hello world!
```

Satisfied? Definitely! As I gained experience though, I found myself writing ugly code. Therefore I sought more elegant ways of writing code. I experimented with str.format()

### str.format()

```python
print("{} {}".format(a, b))
```

Then recently, I have been using f'string. I prefer this as it is a cleaner way to format strings.

### f"string"

```plaintext
print(f"{a} {b}")
```

All of these approaches are valid and have their place. Remember it is all about context and applying the best solution.

Until then -&gt; Happy coding!

My python journey: 3 ways to concatenate strings

+ operator

str.format()

f"string"