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[Nitin Pawar]

instead of input ... use raw_input()

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Chris Schiro <cschiro.gc at 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
>
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Nitin Pawar
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