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Jasmin Mattiaccio
Courses Plus Student 3,131 Pointsinput("> ") Still dont understand what this does :(
Can anybody please provide a clear explanation of what this does: input ("> ") i dont understand what "> " does to the code...
any answers would be greatly appreciated :)
2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there, Jasmin! It's actually nothing all that fancy. When the console asks the user for input, the string is what will be displayed right before the blinking cursor. In this case, simply a "> ". But we could have something like input("How are you today, Jasmin? "). Which would then print that to the console and await a response.
Hope this helps!

Jasmin Mattiaccio
Courses Plus Student 3,131 Pointsoops, i feel .silly! Appreciate the quick response Thanks Jennifer!