str object is not callable python

Question

I have tried looking around for an answer however the questions on here either seemed to advanced (I'm new to Python) or because of redefining what something meant which I couldn't catch in my script. Here is the code-

a = float(input("Enter the length(in inches)"))
b = float(input("Enter the width(in inches)"))
print ()
print ("The area of your shape is: "(a*b))

I am getting the error TypeError: 'str' object is not callable.

It is a simple script, I know, but it's a work in progress.

Answer 1

Assuming you're using Python 3,

print ("The area of your shape is: ", (a*b))
#                                   ^

You forgot a comma.

Answer 2

You can print the value either with:

print ("The area of your shape is: ", (a*b))

or with

print ("The area of your shape is: {}".format(a*b))