function choose_website syntax error (Basics)

Question

I'm trying to write a function to choose a website over several saved URLs. My function looks like this:

website = ''
def choose_website(website_name):
  nfl = 'https://www.nfl.com'
  nba = 'http://www.nba.com'
  fifa = 'http://www.fifa.com'
  If website_name = "nfl":
      website = nfl
  elif website_name = "nba":
      website = nba
  elif website_name = "fifa":
      website = fifa
  else:
      print 'Invalid website, please try again'
choose_website(raw_input("Please insert website(nfl/nba/fifa): ")

In short, I store the websites URLS in their names, and I ask the user to enter the names and this will store the desired website URL in the "website" variable. However when I try to run this, I received a syntax error:

  If website_name = "nfl":
            ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Process finished with exit code 1

I have no idea why it does that, can anyone help me? I'm using Python 3.4

Capital I? Assignment (single equals) instead of equality comparison (double equals)? — jonrsharpe, Apr 01 '18 at 10:44
The Capital I was only here in the post (accident, sorryyy) But the double equals solved it! thank you :D — Alon, Apr 01 '18 at 10:47
Possible duplicate of [Possible to get user input without inserting a new line?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7173850/possible-to-get-user-input-without-inserting-a-new-line) — tripleee, Apr 01 '18 at 12:01

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 01 '18 at 10:50

As people say python is case sensitive. Change If to if and replace = to double == more details in the value-comparisons

  if website_name == "nfl":
  #^^             ^^
      website = nfl
  elif website_name == "nba":
  #                 ^^
      website = nba
  elif website_name == "fifa":
  #                 ^^
      website = fifa

and please read the pep-8

function choose_website syntax error (Basics)

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