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Python Python Basics Meet Python Using Input

Posted by JUSTICE MARCUM
JUSTICE MARCUM
194 Points

Use the favorite_color variable in your print function to output the following message to the screen

using_input.py 
favorite_color=input("what is your favorite color? ")
print("the color," purple "is a great color!")

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,451 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,451 Points

If you want to pass the literal strings and the variable to the "print" statements as separate arguments, you need to place commas between them.

Also remember that the variable you created is named "favorite_color", not "purple".

Mercedes Aker
Mercedes Aker
6,544 Points
Mercedes Aker
Mercedes Aker
6,544 Points

favorite_color= input("What is your favorite color?") print("The color, "favorite_color" is a great color!")

I did the above code for this challenge, why am I getting a syntax error?

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,451 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,451 Points

You need concatenation operators ("+") on either side of favorite color to combine it with the strings..