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Python Python Basics (Retired) Ins & Outs Ins & Outs

Posted by mattp2
mattp2
522 Points

What is wrong with this code: name = input("Matt")

What is wrong with this code:

name = input("Matt")

name.py 
name = input("Matt")

1 Answer

Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,533 Points
Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,533 Points

No input request is needed for this. Just your name assigned from a string literal:

name = "Matt"

Outside of this challenge, If you were wanting to make use of the input function to request a name, you could do something like this:

name = input("Enter your name: ")

Where the string passed to input will be used as a prompt to the user.