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Python Python Basics Meet Python Using Input

Posted by Nkanyiso Ncube
Nkanyiso Ncube
396 Points

how do i store a variable name

using_input.py 
user=input("What is your favorite color? ")
name=input('favorite_color')

1 Answer

Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points

Here is my solution

favorite_color = input("What is your favorite color? ")

The challenge is asking you to ask for user input, and then save that in a variable called favorite_color The first line of my code is doing just that, it asks the user for their favorite color and then stores it inside that variable.

The name on the left side of the equals is where you have stored your user input, feel free to ask any other questions I will do my best to help. Hope this makes sense