Can someone assist me in fixing my code, I am new to python and learning the basics however I cannot figure out why I cannot get the "tax" section to print a value? even after following the tutorial step by step.

Full script:

################### Item Descriptions ###################

lovely_loveseat_description = "Lovely Loveseat. Tufted polyester blend on wood. 32 inches high x 40 inches wide x 30 inches deep. Red or white."
lovely_loveseat_price = 254.00

stylish_settee_description = "Stylish Settee. Faux leather on birch. 29.50 inches high x 54.75 inches wide x 28 inches deep. Black."
stylish_settee_description = 180.50

luxurious_lamp_description = "Luxurious Lamp. Glass and iron. 36 inches tall. Brown with cream shade."
luxurious_lamp_price = 52.15

################### Total Formulas ###################

sales_tax = int(.884)

customer_one_itemization = "Lovely Loveseat. Tufted polyester blend on wood. 32 inches high x 40 inches wide x 30 inches deep. Red or white."
customer_one_total = " "
customer_one_total  = str(lovely_loveseat_price)
customer_one_tax = customer_one_total * sales_tax

################### Prints ###################

print("Customer One Items")
print(customer_one_itemization)
print("Customer One Total")
print(customer_one_total)
print("Customer tax Total")
print(customer_one_tax)

I get the following in the output:

Customer One Items
Lovely Loveseat. Tufted polyester blend on wood. 32 inches high x 40 inches wide x 30 inches deep. Red or white.
Customer One Total
 254.0
Customer tax Total
(THIS SHOULD PRINT THE TAX TOTAL)

CodePudding user response：

This should work:

################### Item Descriptions ###################

lovely_loveseat_description = "Lovely Loveseat. Tufted polyester blend on wood. 32 inches high x 40 inches wide x 30 inches deep. Red or white."
lovely_loveseat_price = 254.00

stylish_settee_description = "Stylish Settee. Faux leather on birch. 29.50 inches high x 54.75 inches wide x 28 inches deep. Black."
stylish_settee_description = 180.50

luxurious_lamp_description = "Luxurious Lamp. Glass and iron. 36 inches tall. Brown with cream shade."
luxurious_lamp_price = 52.15

################### Total Formulas ###################

sales_tax = .088

customer_one_itemization = "Lovely Loveseat. Tufted polyester blend on wood. 32 inches high x 40 inches wide x 30 inches deep. Red or white."
customer_one_total = lovely_loveseat_price
customer_one_tax = customer_one_total * sales_tax

################### Prints ###################

print("Customer One Items")
print(customer_one_itemization)
print("Customer One Total")
print(customer_one_total)
print("Customer tax Total")
print(customer_one_tax)

Output:

Customer One Items
Lovely Loveseat. Tufted polyester blend on wood. 32 inches high x 40 inches wide x 30 inches deep. Red or white.
Customer One Total
254.0
Customer tax Total
22.352

Your code had several errors that I had to fix:

• You initialize customer_one_total by setting it equal to ""
• lovely_loveseat_price is added to customer_one_total as a str
• sales_tax should not be set to int(.884) which is just zero. According to your comment you want it to be .088