instead of input ... use raw_input() On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Chris Schiro <cschiro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > I am completely new to programming aside from working with basic many years > ago. I purchased a Python book for beginners so I could start from scratch > which has been walking me through just fine until: writing a program to > interact with user for feedback: > > > > name=input(“What is your name? “) > > > > I have found that this line will return an error every time while running > the completed program, unless I enter a number. If I enter a numeric value > the program will continue on as written. > > > > I have followed the code exactly per the book. What is the proper coding in > this scenario? > > > > Thank you, > > > > Chris > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > -- Nitin Pawar
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