I’m currently learning Python and am learning about very basic functions such as int(), float(), and input().
I have the first two down pat, but I’m struggling to understand the last. The example I’m looking at is found at 12:26 of this video:
nam = input('Who are you? ')
print('Welcome', nam)
Who are you? Chuck
Welcome Chuck
In this case, wouldn’t nam be a variable equal to the text on the right side of the = sign?
In which case, if nam is equal to input('Who are you? '), then wouldn’t print('Welcome', nam) just result in
Welcome input(Who are you? )?
Obviously not (nor does it work in a compiler), which leads me to believe I’m clearly misunderstanding something. But I’ve rewatched that section of the video several times, and looked it up elsewhere on the web, and I just can’t wrap my head around it.
Could someone help me with this?
Thanks.
I’m not sure if I’m the best at explaining this, as I’m more fluent in C++, but effectively what is happening is you’re providing a prompt for the user’s input. The user’s input is then assigned to the variable.
In a lot of languages, this would be two lines of code and look something like this:
Output:"Please enter your name" Name=inputPython is trying to simplify this process
So input(x) prints out x and then puts itself into a waiting mode of sorts, waiting for the user to supply a value, and then once it has that value it outputs that particular value.
Am I right?
Yeah, pretty much!
Thanks!