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PythonScrub
PythonScrub

Reputation: 31

Name not defined

I am writing a simple input and I keep getting an error. Fir example if I type in 'Eagle' it get name error eagle is not defined. Why is this?

print("The new word?")
newword = input()

Upvotes: 0

Views: 864

Answers (1)

hspandher
hspandher

Reputation: 16753

Use raw_input instead if you don't want to evaluate the expression supplied. By default python evaluates whatever you supply to input as python expression, raising the name error.

newword = raw_input('the new word')

Otherwise, if you are meant on using input, then you need to enclose your entry string in quotes. Then python would consider it a string eliminating the NameError. Supply 'Eagle' instead of Eagle. Moreover, its better to supply the prompt string in input parameters i.e.

newword = input('The new word')

#supply 'Eagle' (in quotes)

Upvotes: 1

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