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Python Python Basics Meet Python Using Input

Norah Altamimi
Norah Altamimi
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Posted by Norah Altamimi
Norah Altamimi
882 Points

What am I doing wrong

using_input.py 
input(favorite_color)
print('What is your favorite color?'), ('favorite_color')
Brandon White
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Brandon White
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Brandon White
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Brandon White
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 35,771 Points

Hi Norah,

You're really close, but the syntax for printing formatted text is this...

my_variable = "spam"
print("The value {} is stored in a variable named my_variable".format(my_variable))

Hope that helps.

1 Answer

Coleton Gorecke
Coleton Gorecke
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Coleton Gorecke
Coleton Gorecke
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Hello! You are super close however one way to write this would be like this: 

favorite_color = input('What is your favorite color?   ') # User inputs blue
print("You're favorite color is {}. ").format(favorite_color)
# Console would show : "You're favorite color is blue."

Input asks the user for a response and usually (but not always) stores that response as a variable. print() just prints out whatever you want the user to see. For example if you wanted it to just print out the user's response you would say:

favorite_color = input('What is your favorite color?   ') # User inputs blue
print(favorite_color)
# Console would show : 'blue'