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Python Python Basics Meet Python Using Input

Posted by Emily Strobl
Emily Strobl
5,429 Points

Challenge Task 2

The system tells me that red is supposed to be mauve and mauve is supposed to be red

using_input.py 
favorite_color = input('what is your favorite color?')
favorite_color = 'Red'
print('The color', favorite_color, 'is a great color!')

1 Answer

diogorferreira
diogorferreira
19,363 Points
diogorferreira
diogorferreira
19,363 Points

Everything is good, it's just that you're first assigning favorite_color to their input (Mauve) and then assigning it to Red, then the system checks for mauve and because its set as red it comes up as an error. Just make sure to remove favorite_color = 'Red'