Tell us what’s happening:
I have completed but the program is not taking even though it is correct
Your code so far
first_name = 'John'
last_name = 'Doe'
full_name = first_name + ' ' + last_name
address = '123 Main Street'
address += ', Apartment 4B'
employee_age = 28
# User Editable Region
employee_info = full_name + ' is ' + str(employee_age)
employee_info +=" years old"
print(employee_info)
# User Editable Region
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Challenge Information:
Build an Employee Profile Generator - Step 11
GitHub Link: freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-employee-profile-generator/694bf6eb530e19a9c48c59f2.md at main · freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp · GitHub
Hey @murariganeshna ,
Welcome to freeCodeCamp!
After reviewing the lab file, I found that the test expects string concatenation (+), not the augmented assignment operator (+=). I believe once you use string concatenation, you will pass the test.
Happy coding!
re: I have also created an issue on this so that future campers wont face this issue.
opened 05:57AM - 02 Jul 26 UTC
scope: curriculum
status: waiting triage
### Describe the Issue
There are following two way through which we can perform… concatenation on string:
1. String Concatenation (`+`)
2. Using augmented assignment operator (`+=`)
Currently, step 11 is only accepting the first option, which is string concatenation, but not the second. Both methods are taught in [What Are String Concatenation and String Interpolation?](https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/python-v9/lecture-introduction-to-python-strings/what-are-string-concatenation-and-string-interpolation).
### Affected Page
https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/python-v9/workshop-employee-profile-generator/step-11
### Expected behavior
Either step instructions should explicitly tell us which method to use for concatenation or test should accept both methods.
### Additional context
This was reported on forum, here is the link the post.
https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/build-an-employee-profile-generator-step-11/792858/2
ILM
July 2, 2026, 7:04am
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