How to add strings and text into an input in Python? [duplicate]

Question

Here is the code:

name1 = input("Please enter a name: ")
name1age = int(input("Please enter ", name1, "'s age: "))

name2 = input("Please enter a name: ")
name2age = int(input("Please enter ", name2, "'s age: "))

name3 = input("Please enter a name: ")
name3age = int(input("Please enter ", name3, "'s age: "))

name4 = input("Please enter a name ")
name4age = int(input("Please enter ", name4, "'s age: "))

I want the value given for the name to be part of the new input.

Here is the error I'm recieving:

Traceback (most recent call last):#
File "\\albyn-sch\data\PupilHome\A.Shahrivar\My Documents\Computing 
Science\Python\Dance Group.py", line 2, in <module>
name1age = int(input("Please enter ", name1, "'s age: "))
TypeError: input expected at most 1 arguments, got 3

Any help? Thanks.

Pass arguments to the input as one line. Just replace , with +. Like this: input("Please enter " + name1 + "'s age: "). — Lev Zakharov
– Lev Zakharov, Commented Sep 4, 2018 at 9:42

tda · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-04 09:42:38Z

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You need to do string concatenation using +. See below:

name1 = input("Please enter a name: ")
name1age = int(input("Please enter " + name1 + "'s age: "))

This concatenates/joins the three string elements into one and passes it into the input function.

More information can be found here.

edited Sep 4, 2018 at 9:42

answered Sep 4, 2018 at 9:40

tda

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tda Over a year ago

Works fine for me, please make sure you have copied and pasted correctly.

Chillie · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-04 09:49:56Z

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Other alternatives:

You can use string format method:

name4 = input("Please enter a name ")
name4age = int(input("Please enter {}'s age: ".format(name4)))

Or f-strings you you are using python 3.6+:

name4 = input("Please enter a name ")
name4age = int(input(f"Please enter {name4}'s age: "))

You can also use the modulo operator (%) for string formatting but IMO format is better.

answered Sep 4, 2018 at 9:49

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