Ask Me Anything (input)

Make programs that ask questions and answer back with input().

🎯 What you will learn

So far your programs talk, but don’t listen 👂. input() lets your program ask a question and wait for an answer. Now it’s a conversation!

1. ❓ Ask a question

input() shows a question and waits for the answer.

name = input("What is your name? ")

2. 📦 Keep the answer

The answer goes into a variable so you can use it later.

name = input("What is your name? ")
print("Nice to meet you, " + name + "!")

3. 🔁 Ask more

Ask as many questions as you like!

food = input("Favorite food? ")
print(food + " is yummy! 😋")

Change the code and press ▶ Run to see what happens. You can’t break anything!

name = input("Hi! What is your name? ")
pet = input("What pet would you like? ")
print("Wow " + name + ", a " + pet + " sounds amazing! 🐾")

name = input("Your name? ")
greeting = "Hello, " + name
print(greeting)

Tap a card to flip it over!

Ask for a color, then print: I like too! (Use the answer box: type green)

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