User Input Matching a List

Question

n = [1, 7, 14, 16,19] x = raw_input() if x in n: print "match" else: print "no match"‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ How can I get this to work correctly ?

DanPatterson_Retired · Accepted Answer

Raw_input is python 2.7, it has been replaced with 'input' in python 3.x, so substitute as needed. The reason why it isn't working is that the return value is always a string, and you are trying to see if it is within a list of numbers.... note the type conversion in the following example. a = [1, 2, 3, 4] x = input('input please ') # raw_input in python 2.7 input please 1 # here I put in a number 1 x # to confirm '1' # but it is a string... what to due if int(x) in a: # a type conversion perhaps print(True) else: print(False) True # all is good ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍