Make the Machine Ask You Something
Explore how to get user input and convert data types.
So far, we’ve been instructing Python on what to do. Now, let’s make Python ask us something!
In this lesson, we’ll learn to use the input() function to create simple, interactive programs.
Python wants to know you
After you run the widget below, you’ll be expected to enter the input. Click inside the terminal window to type your input.
name = input("What is your name? ")
print("Hello,", name)Asking for user input and printing a response
We just had a two-way conversation with our computer!
How it works
input()shows a prompt and waits for the ...