how to use input variable for file name in python

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I'm trying to do this with open(fileName,'rb') as csvfile:. It works if I hardcode a name for fileName, but if I use fileName = input("Enter file name: ") I get an error

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fileName = input("Enter file name: ")
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'page1' is not defined

where page1.csv is the intended file and what I enter for when asked for input. How can I fix this?

Remi Guan · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-28 16:00:34Z

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You are using Python 2. You need to use raw_input instead of input.

raw_input will give you a string value as you expect. input tries to run it as a Python expression.

edited Oct 28, 2015 at 16:00

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Tommy K Over a year ago

wow thanks for that. I'm not working from my usual computer and totally forgot to check the version. Stupid mistake

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