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Python Python Basics Types and Branching Use an if

hana haytham
hana haytham
2,232 Points
Posted by hana haytham
hana haytham
2,232 Points

i don't understand whats wrong with the code

branching.py 
favorite_color = input("What is your favorite color?  ")
if favorite_color== blue:
    print("you must love the sky!")

1 Answer

Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
19,437 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
19,437 Points

You need to make a fix on this line:

if favorite_color== blue:

You need to a string to do this comparison, right now your code is looking for a variable called blue, it doesn't see a string "blue". Hope this helps

hana haytham
hana haytham
2,232 Points
hana haytham
hana haytham
2,232 Points

Thanx so much for your help