Re[2]: [Tutor] why not?

[python]

umm...

the reason i said "MIGHT NOT" is because i hadn't tested it (because i
didn't have much time at that particular moment).

i apologize if i mislead anybody, but i didn't state my response as
though it were categorical fact, either.

brett

GL> python schrieb:

>>one reason it may not work is because you have a space or two in this line:
>>name = raw_input ("what is your name?")
>>try it like this:
>>name = raw_input("what is your name?")
>>
>>that should do it
>>
>>best of luck,
>>brett
>>  
>>
GL> If you had tried it out yourself:

GL>  >>> name = raw_input ("what is your name? ")
GL> what is your name? python
GL>  >>> name
GL> 'python'
GL>  >>> name = raw_input        (   "what is your name? "    )
GL> what is your name? brett?
GL>  >>> name
GL> 'brett?'
GL>  >>>

GL> you would have seen that this works and cannot be the
GL> cause of the error(s)

GL> if you are not sure about something but only think maybe
GL> its so or so .... then
GL> try it out! ....   ans you will know!!

GL> gregor