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name = ''
while name != 'your name':
    print('Please type your name.')
    name = input()
print('Thank you!')

When I input 'your name' or whatever, it doesn't work. I used the Automate the Boring Stuff with Python.

(Error message: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\CSA\Desktop\superami.py", line 4, in <module>
    name = input()
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'j' is not defined)

working fine here: https://repl.it/languages/python3 (copy and paste your code to test). You could however, use `name.lower()` to avoid having inequality in "joe" and "Joe" — Raphael, Jan 14 '20 at 15:13
You're probably using python2. Upgrade to python3 and it should work — Ted Klein Bergman, Jan 14 '20 at 15:14
As @TedKleinBergman said, to run python 3 in your terminal, type `python3` and not `python`. — Raphael, Jan 14 '20 at 15:16

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 14 '20 at 15:14

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This will work in python 2

name = ''
while name != 'your name':
    print('Please type your name.')
    name = raw_input()
print('Thank you!')

answered Jan 14 '20 at 15:14

Lucas Wieloch

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Didn't know i was using python 2, thank you! – Avunz Jan 14 '20 at 16:17

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 14 '20 at 15:15

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It looks like you're using Python 2, where input will evaluate the string provided by the user.

You should either:

Use Python 3. Python 2 is EOL in 2020.
Use raw_input

answered Jan 14 '20 at 15:15

Jonathon Reinhart

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I'll use python 3. Thank you – Avunz Jan 14 '20 at 16:20
We already reached [end-of-life for Python 2](https://www.python.org/doc/sunset-python-2/). – Matthias Jan 14 '20 at 17:22

I need help for the Automate the Boring Stuff

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