Inserting variables into an input() command in python

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Hello I am new to the world of programming and I need a bit of help. I was trying to finish some work that I had to do for my Python class and I came across a problem that I couldn't fix and couldn't find answers on the web for. Here is my problem. When I code something like:

a = "apples"
t = "tomatoes"
answer = raw_input("Do you prefer eating ", p," or ", t, " ?")
print answer

It gives me an error message on line 3 saying: "TypeError: Win32Input() takes at most 2 arguments (6 given)" What did I do wrong and how can I fix it? Thanks in advance. :)

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– Antti Haapala, Commented Oct 30, 2016 at 19:22

Francisco · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-30 17:31:00Z

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raw_input's input is not the same as print's, it takes a string, so you have to create a string by formatting it:

answer = raw_input("Do you prefer eating {} or {}?".format(p, t))

answered Oct 30, 2016 at 17:31

Francisco

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Matthieu Chapeland Over a year ago

Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question.

Matthieu Chapeland Over a year ago

But when i tried to insert your line of code I got this error message: ValueError: zero length field name in format

Francisco Over a year ago

@MatthieuChapeland Looks like you're using Python 2.6, replace {} or {} with {0} or {1}

Matthieu Chapeland Over a year ago

It worked! Thank you very much! I can finish my work now! You've been a great help. :)

Matthieu Chapeland Over a year ago

How do I do that? I'm new to this site.

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