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Joshua Bowen
312 Pointscreate a variable named name with your name in it
im stuck on this python callenge and it says creat a variable named name with your name in it and idk what its asking
name = input ("josh")
1 Answer
Adam Raitano
5,387 Pointssince you are explicitly creating a variable with its own data, you don't need to 'input' anything. Input is used for asking the user what you want to store in the variable.
name = input("what is your name? ")
Skip the middle man, do it direct.
Joshua Bowen
312 PointsJoshua Bowen
312 Pointsyou cant use input in you code challenges it says