[ SOLVED ] Comparing Strings in Python?

[xylia]

I'm trying to compare the string that I'm getting from user input with a pre-determined string in order to add to the stat (intelligence) determined by the dating sim framework.

So I have

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$ yourname = renpy.input("What is your name?", "First name only!", length=40) #Asks for name input

Which prints "%(yourname)s" as the input (IE "JOHN")

And then to test...

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if  "%(yourname)s" == "JOHN":
        $ inteligence += 30

If I run $ intelligence += 30 outside of the if statement, it works, so I'm sure that's not the problem.

I think it's just not comparing "%(yourname)s" and "JOHN" the way that I want it to, which is if someone types in "JOHN," it will compare "JOHN" with "JOHN".

[fortaat]

Try:

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$ yourname = renpy.input("What is your name?", "First name only!", length=40) #Asks for name input

python:

	if  yourname == "JOHN":
       		 $ inteligence += 30

[xylia]

It worked! LOL don't I feel silly...

THANK YOU

by the way, my friend also pointed out that I spelled intelligence wrong...

Guess how I feel... ):

[fortaat]

Stoopid?

Anyway, try this if you're troubled by spelling.

[Incendium]

Keep in mind that string comparisons are case-sensitive in Python, so if you want to match "JOHN" with something like "John" or "john", you will need to do something like this:

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if yourname.upper() == "JOHN":
    $ inteligence += 30