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Python Python Basics Meet Python Using Input

Posted by Clayton Bowland
Clayton Bowland
2,874 Points

"favorite color"

not sure if im using "print" for this one?

using_input.py 
favorite_color=input("What is your favorite color?")
print("The color blue is my favorite!")

2 Answers

Kamaren McCord
Kamaren McCord
11,236 Points
Kamaren McCord
Kamaren McCord
11,236 Points

Alright, so you almost have it here. It looks like you are manually entering the color "blue" into the print statement. The problem with that is that if the user puts in literally ANYTHING else, than 'blue', it will not be accurate. So what you need to do is use a string format to put the variable into the print statement

example:

variable_one = 'this is the insert'
print('this is my string, {}'.format(variable_one))

where the output will look like:

this is my string, this is the insert
turaboy holmirzaev
turaboy holmirzaev
19,198 Points
turaboy holmirzaev
turaboy holmirzaev
19,198 Points

Also, if you are using python 3.6 or higher, you can make use of "f string" which is very convenient. 

    variable_one = 'this is the insert'
    print(f'this is my string, {variable_one}')

you can learn more about it here https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.6.html#whatsnew36-pep498