why am I not able to input the data

Question

I was learning python as a beginner through YouTube. In the video I was following the output was shown in terminal, but not in my case. It doesn't even accept taking in data for the variable. What am I doing wrong?

the code was simply :

a = input("Enter name")
print(a)

but the output would only show the text, but wont let me type the input

Please don't post code as screenshots, please copy and paste into the question as text — Emi OB, Nov 16 '22 at 12:37
how are you running your code? are you using an IDE or are you calling your program from the terminal? — Sembei Norimaki, Nov 16 '22 at 12:44
@sahasrara62 i tried to input the txt "hello", but it threw some error, hello : The term 'hello' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. At line:1 char:1 + hello + ~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (hello:String) [], CommandNotF oundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException — Suyan Shrestha, Nov 16 '22 at 12:44
assuming you have your code saved in a file named `myfile.py` and that you have a terminal open: go to the folder where you have your program and type `python myfile.py` to execute your program. You will see the text "Enter name" then just introduce a name and press enter — Sembei Norimaki, Nov 16 '22 at 12:45
@SembeiNorimaki i m using vscode as ide, not through terminal — Suyan Shrestha, Nov 16 '22 at 12:45
what extension are you using to run python inside vscode? if ou are using coderunner take a look at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69186311/python-input-function-not-working-in-vs-code — Sembei Norimaki, Nov 16 '22 at 12:47

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 16 '22 at 12:43

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You code should be working fine. Maybe, you are trying to edit the text Enter name, which is not possible in the terminal.

Try typing the name and pressing <Enter> when the text Enter name shows up.

You can test it here: https://pythonsandbox.com/code/pythonsandbox_u20054_20A4kkNBC961W5aZFb2NJCBW_v0.py But keep in mind that this is running on the web, not in a terminal, so it will show an input box in which you can input the data.

answered Nov 16 '22 at 12:43

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just found out the path pointed out to a directory in C: , but my file was in drive D:...thnx for the recommending me the sandbox site tho – Suyan Shrestha Nov 17 '22 at 03:24

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 17 '22 at 01:27

Firstly, please ensure that you installed Python extension.

Then you can run the file by click Run Python File button.

If you install the code-runner extension and use Run Code button. You need to add the following code to your settings.json (shortcuts "Ctrl+shift+P" and type Preferences : Open User Settings):

"code-runner.runInTerminal": true,

By the way, read docs is a good choice.

why am I not able to input the data

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