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Python

Posted by manuel velasco
manuel velasco
67 Points

I don't understand input and output code

I'm a beginning

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points

Please elaborate a bit more, and if appropriate include a link to the course page that is related to your question.

manuel velasco
manuel velasco
67 Points

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/python-basics-3/meet-python/using-input

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points

The link is helpful, but it's not clear what your question is. But here's some generic hints:

When using input, you pass the message you want to show to the user as an argument inside parentheses. Then you can assign the function call to a variable that you want to hold the user's answer in. Here's an example:

answer = input("What is the answer? ")

Then to output a message, you can call the print function and pass the message you want to show as an argument in the same way. You can use concatenation to build a message by joining literal parts (in quotes) with variables using the "+" operator:

print("You said " + answer + " is the answer.")

Your code for the challenge will be similar, but you will follow the instructions for the actual messages and variable name.