Question

1 x = ("What is your last name?")
2 y = ("What is your first name?")
3 print x+" "+y

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Why does this not run?

Answer 1

is that python code?
what happens if you run that without the parenthesis

Answer 2

Yes, it is Python Code. If I run without Parenthesis, it says invalid code.

Answer 3

x="hey there!!"
y="whats up?!"
print x+" "+y

well this runs perfectly

Answer 4

Does that mean it is the spaces causing the problem? Let me try it without spaces

Answer 5

spaces are irrelevant. Line numbers it does not like. How can I make the program wait for the answer to the first question before submitting the 2nd question?

Answer 6

you mean you want to print the answer to that question?
Like print out your first and last name?

Answer 7

Exactly. I want it to allow me to enter the last name, then enter the first name, then print them out

Answer 8

Aah! okay
use raw_input .Its a built in function in python. It takes input from the user .
x=raw_input("What's your first name?!!\n")
y=raw_input("What's your last name?!\n")
print x+" "+y

Answer 9

OK. I was putting them in the wrong order. I had raw_input=x("...