Asking the User a Question

Part of the Python course

So far you have written programs that always do the same thing when you click play. Run them ten times, get the same ten answers. They are useful, and they are not yet tools, because a tool is something a person can point at their own problem.

This lesson is the first time your program will pause, wait for a human to type something, and then react to what they typed. A program that does this is called interactive, meaning it holds a back-and-forth with whoever is using it rather than running start to finish on its own. It is the difference between a printed sign and a conversation. ...