Not able to take input in python

Question

Python input error:

I am trying to run a python script and take input but I am getting this error:

Enter the name: a
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "socket_scanner.py", line 6, in <module>
    target = input('Enter the name: ')
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'a' is not defined

Code:

import pandas
name = input(‘Enter the name’)

Comments

Which version of python are you using?

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I don’t know. I am new to python. I just downloaded Ubuntu and python was already installed.

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Run this command in the terminal to find the python version:

python --version

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$ python --version
Python 2.7.15rc1

Answer 1

You are using python 2 in which input() function doesn’t work. Wherever there is input(), use raw_input().

Comments

Thanks, it worked for me