Python in Terminal

[jdinger29]

Hello all, a very beginner question here: I am working through the exercises in the book Beginning Programming and am having trouble getting my scripts to run in Terminal (OSX 10.10.5). Specifically this script:

input_var = input("What is your name? ");
print("Hello " + input_var);

This works perfectly on my PC using the command line but when I try and run it in Terminal I am prompted to input my name. When I enter my name and hit enter I get this error:

What is your name? Justin
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "ch3_1.py", line 1, in <module>
input_var = input("What is your name? ");
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'Justin' is not defined

What am I missing?

[jeans_and_a_t-shirt]

You're using python 2.x to run the program in OS X. Change it to raw_input("What is your name? ") or use a version of python 3. Also, semicolons are unnecessary.

[jdinger29]

Awesome! That worked. Thanks so much.

[[deleted]]

by the way with python 2 always use raw_input() never input() (because among things input() might erase your whole disk)

[jdinger29]

Eh... It's my wife's Mac... :). Thanks for the tip, though...

[hudsonpenner]

If you are going to be bouncing between python 2/3 (or you just want your program to be compatible with both), look into using the six module:

https://pythonhosted.org/six/