Why do I get "TypeError: input expected at most 1 arguments, got (more than 1)"?

Question

I'm making a small guessing game in Python where the computer guesses a number chosen by the player. I'm getting an error when I try to ask for user input:

answer = input("Is it", guess, "?")

This line throws

TypeError: input expected at most 1 arguments, got 3

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

input only accepts one argument, but you are passing it 3. You need to use string formatting or concatenation to make it one argument:

answer = input(f"Is it {guess} ?")

You were confusing this with the print() function - which does indeed take more than one argument, and will concatenate the values into one string for you.