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Python Python Basics Types and Branching Use an if

Posted by Sebastian Llaneza
Sebastian Llaneza
275 Points

what am i doing wrong ?

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
19,652 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
19,652 Points

Treehouse challenges are fickle, change this line:

# from this
if favorite_color == "Blue" :

# to this
if favorite_color == "blue":

You are failing because you have "Blue", not "blue".

Adam N
Adam N
70,280 Points

It's moreso because Python is fickle lol. 

'Blue' != 'blue' # true
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
19,652 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
19,652 Points

You are right but other code schools often give you better pointers other than just Bummer, you can get a hint and personally I think that kind of feedback is needed so I level blame at treehouse.