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That line only expects int and say numbers generally.
If you want to print strings, use, raw_input in place of input.
Try that out and then let's have a feedback.
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On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Nitin Pawar <nitinpawar432 at gmail.com>wrote:

> instead of input ... use raw_input()
>
> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Chris Schiro <cschiro.gc at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>  Hi,
>>
>> I am completely new to programming aside from working with basic many
>> years ago. I purchased a Python book for beginners so I could start from
>> scratch which has been walking me through just fine until: writing a program
>> to interact with user for feedback:
>>
>>
>>
>> name=input(“What is your name? “)
>>
>>
>>
>> I have found that this line will return an error every time while running
>> the completed program, unless I enter a number. If I enter a numeric value
>> the program will continue on as written.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have followed the code exactly per the book. What is the proper coding
>> in this scenario?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris
>>
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