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Python

Posted by Sumeet Raina
Sumeet Raina
6,420 Points

Hi! Seems like an issue with String class in Python. Can someone please help me figure how to fix this error in console?

current_mood = input("How are you today?")
print(current_mood)

yasheshshah@Yasheshs-MacBook-Pro python % python input.py
How are you today?"Great"
Great
yasheshshah@Yasheshs-MacBook-Pro python % python input.py
How are you today?Great
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "input.py", line 1, in <module>
    current_mood = input("How are you today?")
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'Great' is not defined
yasheshshah@Yasheshs-MacBook-Pro python %

4 Answers

Sumeet Raina
Sumeet Raina
6,420 Points

Running python3 sorted the issue. 

python3 hello.py

Thanks :)

Samson Chapuramhuka
Samson Chapuramhuka
7,390 Points
Samson Chapuramhuka
Samson Chapuramhuka
7,390 Points

I can see 2 'Great's one in double quotes and the other not. If you want to call your mood use current_mood then hit enter not the mood, like Great. current_mood is the variable not Great

Jeff Muday
MOD
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,732 Points
Jeff Muday
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,732 Points

You are using 2.7 Python.

If that is the case, switch input() function with a raw_input() function

# works in version 3.x python
current_mood = input("How are you today?")
print(current_mood)

# works in version 2.x python
current_mood = raw_input("How are you today?")
print(current_mood)

best, Jeff