test = input("What's your name")
print(test)
When I run this, it gives me an error if I type in, for example, william
File "C:\test.py", line 3, in <module>
test = input("What's your name")
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'william' is not defined
The only thing that works is if I type it with quotes in the interpreter, but that's not how it's supposed to work. What's causing this problem?
In python 2.7, the input function will evaluate what it reads in.
Example:
>>> test = input("What is your name: ")
What is your name: 3 + 3
>>> print(test)
6
>>> type(test)
<type 'int'>
For python 2.7, you should use raw_input which will record whatever it reads in as a string.
Example:
>>> test = raw_input("What is your name: ")
What is your name: William
>>> print(test)
William
>>> type(test)
<type 'str'>
