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Python Python Basics All Together Now Branch and Loop

Code not working properly

TICKET_PRICE = 10

tickets_remaining = 100


while tickets_remaining >= 1:

    print("There are {} tickets remaining.".format(tickets_remaining))


    name = input("What is your name? ")


    num_tickets = input("How many tickets would you like, {}? ".format(name))
    num_tickets = int(num_tickets)

    amount_due = num_tickets * TICKET_PRICE

    print("The total due is ${}".format(amount_due))


proceed = input("Would you like to buy these? [Y/N]")
proceed = proceed.lower()
if proceed == 'y':
    print("Sold!")
    tickets_remaining -= num_tickets
else:
    print("Thank you anyways, {}".format(name))

print("Sorry the tickets are all sold out")

1 Answer

Clayton Perszyk
MOD
Clayton Perszyk
Treehouse Moderator 48,723 Points

It looks like it might have to do with the version of Python. If it's 2.x then you should use raw_input; if it's 3.x you should be able to use input.

Here's a link to a forum regarding the error:

https://python-forum.io/Thread-Name-error-is-not-defined