Python except error

Question

hours = input("Enter Hours:")

try:
   value = float(hours)
    print value
except:    
    print "Please enter a number"

Error:

NameError: name 'x' is not defined

copy entire code file. The error is entirely different than the snippet here. — Tarun Behal, Nov 30 '15 at 11:37

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 30 '15 at 11:37

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input tries to interpret what you provided. Use raw_input.

answered Nov 30 '15 at 11:37

Karoly Horvath

Thats quite a far sighted answer. – Identity1 Nov 30 '15 at 11:38
Once you've encountered this problem, you'll notice it from a mile away... – Karoly Horvath Nov 30 '15 at 11:40
Thanks man but it won't work too with the raw_input – amr ayach Dec 02 '15 at 21:10
hours = float(raw_input("Enter Hours:")) try: print hours except: print "Please enter a number" – amr ayach Dec 02 '15 at 21:11

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