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Python Python Basics (Retired) Ins & Outs String Concatenation

Posted by Jason Simpson
Jason Simpson
253 Points

Trying to run script in console results in nothing

name = input("What is your name? ")

if name == "Jason": print(name + "is a lumberjack and he is OK!") else: print(name + "sleeps all night and" + name + "Works all day!")

When I go to my console and type in python lumberjack.py it gives me the treehouse:~/workspace$ and will not run the script at all. No errors.

1 Answer

Charles Lee
Charles Lee
17,825 Points
Charles Lee
Charles Lee
17,825 Points

Two main things to check/try.

  1. Make sure you've saved the code. If there is a red/orange colored dot next to the tab title, the work was not saved.
  2. Try refreshing the workspace and try again.

I've tried it in my workspace and it seems to work well.

Future help:

If you ever want to format your code here you can prefix the code part with three backticks (`) followed by python. Then end with another three backticks. Like so but without the quotes:

"```python"

Code goes here

"```"