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Andrew Zitsew
Andrew Zitsew

Reputation: 45

Python trying to parse input

I'm new to python and have problems with input. When I'm using command userName = input('What is your name? ') it says something like this: 

>>> userName = input('What is your name? ')
What is your name? Name
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'Name' is not defined

What I must do with it?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1324

Answers (2)

Jumayel
Jumayel

Reputation: 96

change it to :

userName = raw_input('What is your name?')

In Python 2.x:

raw_input() returns string values and
input() attempts to evaluate the input as command

But in python 3.x, input has been scrapped and the function previously known as raw_input is now input.

Upvotes: 2

Joseph Farah
Joseph Farah

Reputation: 2534

The function input() evaluates input as a command--that is why numbers work, but not generic strings that cannot be executed. To achieve attaching a string to a variable, use the more universal raw_input(), which reads everything as a string.

Your new code will now look like 

userName = raw_input('What is your name? ')

Best of luck, and happy coding!

Upvotes: 1

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