Name not defined

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I am writing a simple input and I keep getting an error. Fir example if I type in 'Eagle' it get name error eagle is not defined. Why is this?

print("The new word?")
newword = input()

possible duplicate of [Python input() error - NameError: name '...' is not defined](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21122540/python-input-error-nameerror-name-is-not-defined) — Morgan Thrapp, Sep 21 '15 at 15:48
Probably just as well it's a duplicate, as the answers so far are... not great. — jonrsharpe, Sep 21 '15 at 16:12

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 21 '15 at 16:25

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Use raw_input instead if you don't want to evaluate the expression supplied. By default python evaluates whatever you supply to input as python expression, raising the name error.

newword = raw_input('the new word')

Otherwise, if you are meant on using input, then you need to enclose your entry string in quotes. Then python would consider it a string eliminating the NameError. Supply 'Eagle' instead of Eagle. Moreover, its better to supply the prompt string in input parameters i.e.

newword = input('The new word')

#supply 'Eagle' (in quotes)

edited Sep 21 '15 at 16:25

Bill Lynch

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answered Sep 21 '15 at 16:05

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I would use imput parameters but I've been told to follow strict pseudo code so its like this. I've never had to do enclose in quotes before, why is this? – PythonScrub Sep 21 '15 at 16:16
Yeah ... that's what I said – hspandher Sep 21 '15 at 16:25
@Bill sorry I thought you were replying on answer – hspandher Sep 21 '15 at 16:27
is there anyway of not getting python to evaluate? – PythonScrub Sep 21 '15 at 16:37
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use raw_input instead – hspandher Sep 21 '15 at 16:42

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