(Python) Removing quotation marks from called string in input

Question

text = "Please enter your weight in", Measurement_system
weight = input(text)

I want to give the user a prompt for their input without it being enclosed in quotation marks

In response to the above code it displays:

('Please enter your weight in', 'imperial')

Does anyone know how to get rid of these quotation marks? Thanks :)

`text` is a `tuple` here.You can create an actual string by using `+` or string formatting. — Ashwini Chaudhary, Jun 05 '15 at 12:16

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 05 '15 at 12:16

Your text value is actually a tuple because you used a comma during assignment of text. Instead, concatenate the strings.

text = "Please enter your weight in " + Measurement_system
weight = input(text)

Or you could use string formatting (although it's a little overkill in this situation IMO):

text = "Please enter your weight in {}".format(Measurement_system)
weight = input(text)

Or, the older string formatting syntax

text = "Please enter your weight in %s" % Measurement_system
weight = input(text)

Thanks a lot, this was really useful :D – Adam Winwood Jun 05 '15 at 13:55 — Adam Winwood, Jun 05 '15 at 13:55

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