Extremely Basic Python arrays and variable code not working

Question

I'm writing a simple program that is basically a signup program for a run. I am very new to python, but cant seem to find out why this isn't working. My error message is saying something is wrong with line 9. I would really appreciate if someone could help me work this out. I have been looking around for ages trying to find solutions, it's probably a very easy mistake.

Cheers!!

    allnames = []
    allages = []
    allgenders = []
    alltimes = []
    allhouses = []
    more = "yes"
    print "---- RUN ----"
    while (more) == "yes":
      runnername = input("Input runner name:")
      allnames.append(runnername)
      print str(allnames)

Thanks for all the help! Got it now. It's for NAT 5 Computing so i'm very new and inexperienced. Appreciate everyones answers!!

If you are using Python2 (and from the looks of it you are because print wouldn't work without parenthesis) then you want `raw_input`, not `input`. — sberry, Oct 07 '17 at 16:45
@AntonvBR you're a lifesaver! I knew it would be something easy. Care to help a poor man out? What exactly does raw input do differently from just input? Cheers!! — lmxx, Oct 07 '17 at 16:46
@lmxx How about google it? :) Here is what I found: Read more here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4915361/whats-the-difference-between-raw-input-and-input-in-python3-x — Anton vBR, Oct 07 '17 at 16:46
Or just search this site: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4915361/whats-the-difference-between-raw-input-and-input-in-python3-x — sberry, Oct 07 '17 at 16:48
Possible duplicate of [input() error - NameError: name '...' is not defined](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21122540/input-error-nameerror-name-is-not-defined) — Tadhg McDonald-Jensen, Oct 07 '17 at 16:48
`input` basically calls [eval](https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#eval) on whatever the user inputs. Don't use it. — roganjosh, Oct 07 '17 at 16:49

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 07 '17 at 16:45

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Use this:

while (more == "yes"):

instead of :

while (more) == "yes":

and it should work fine.

answered Oct 07 '17 at 16:45

Avik Aggarwal

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 07 '17 at 16:45

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Change:

input() to raw_input()

Read more here: What's the difference between raw_input() and input() in python3.x?

answered Oct 07 '17 at 16:45

Anton vBR

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srikavineehari · Answer 3 · 2017-10-07T17:38:42.057

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You're in an infinite loop. Try this:

allnames = []
more = "yes"

print "---- RUN ----"

while more == "yes":
      runnername = raw_input("Input runner's name: ")
      allnames.append(runnername)
      if len(allnames) == 5:
          more = "no"

print allnames

Change the condition in if len(allnames) == 5 according to your requirement.

edited Oct 07 '17 at 17:38

answered Oct 07 '17 at 17:20

srikavineehari

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 24 '22 at 12:22

in this code you have looking ages also. In your code you miss the '()' bracket in print statment and also miss secound time run statment for ages.

allnames = []
allages = []
allgenders = []
alltimes = []
allhouses = []
more = "yes"
print("---- RUN ----")
while (more) == "yes":
    runnername = input("Input runner name:")
    allnames.append(runnername)
    print(str(allnames))

    runnerages = input("Input runner ages:")
    allages.append(runnerages)
    print(str(allages))

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 07 '17 at 16:46

You are getting error beacuse of input(). Replace it with raw_input() for python2.X .

Then try this way :

allnames = []
allages = []
allgenders = []
alltimes = []
allhouses = []
more = "yes"
print "---- RUN ----"
while (more) == "yes":
  runnername = raw_input("Input runner name:")
  allnames.append(runnername)
  print str(allnames)

N.B: python2.X

Extremely Basic Python arrays and variable code not working

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