Question

Working on problem set 0.
Code works fine, but runs each command twice.
Code -
print ('Enter your last name')
question2 = raw_input ('Enter your last name')
print ('Enter your first name')
question1 = ('Enter your first name')
print question1 + question2

Output -
Enter your last name
Enter your last name jones
Enter your first name
Enter your first name smith
smith jones

It works, but why twice? Thank you.

Answer 1

Got it - see below.
question1 = raw_input('last name')
question2 = raw_input('first name')
print question2 + question1

Answer 2

Or for a space between:
print question2 + " " + question2

Answer 3

Well, 2 then 1... but the " " adds the space.

Answer 4

or just
```
print question2, question1
```

Answer 5

Make sure you read the readings for the course and practice the examples.

Answer 6

Or read the reading and practice the practicals.... =P

If you don't have the course book, there is an open alternative that is a pretty good substitute.

Answer 7

Thank you all. Working on the readings and do have alternative books.

Answer 8

Just question. Do you guys think it's alright if I used xs and ys instead of question1 and question2? Here's what it all looks like.

>>>x=raw_input('Enter your date of birth:')
Enter your date of birth: 01/01/01
>>>y=raw_input('Enter your last name:')
Enter your last name: Smith
>>>print y, x
Smith 01/01/01

Is this when they were looking for or am I completely off?

Answer 9

You can name your variables whatever you want. You might want to get in the habit of giving your variables meaningful names - it will make your code easier to read.

Answer 10

Okay! Thank you so much! You're great help!