Respond to inputs in Python-CodePudding

I am trying to make a simple game for learning English grammar using Python. Basically, the user inputs the verb form and Python should return 'correct' or 'incorrect'. I am trying to do this using a function:

def simple_past():
    question1 = input('I ____ to the park. Input: ').lower()  
    if input == 'went':
        print('correct')
    else:
        print('incorrect')

But when I type in 'went', it always sends back 'incorrect'. My question is twofold: (1) why is it returning 'incorrect' even thought I am typing in 'went', (2) is this the best way to make this kind of activity? Cheers

CodePudding user response：

def simple_past():
    question1 = input('I ____ to the park. Input: ').lower()  
    if question1 == 'went':
        print('correct')
    else:
        print('incorrect')

Value from input will be stored in the question1 variable. So you should be comparing question1 and 'went'

CodePudding user response：

That is the reason we should give meaningful names to variables.

def simple_past():
    input_value = input('I ____ to the park. Input: ').lower()  
    if input_value == 'went':
        print('correct')
    else:
        print('incorrect')