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def money():     cashin = input("please insert money: £1 per play!")     dif = 1 - cashin     if cashin < 1.0:         print ("you have inserted £", cashin, " must insert £", math.fabs(dif))     elif cashin > 1.0:         print ("please take change: £", math.fabs(dif))     else:         print ("you have inserted £1")     menu()  def menu():     print ("please choose artist: <enter character id>")     print ("<bea> - beatles")     print ("<mic> - michael jackson")     print ("<bob> - bob marley")     cid = input()     if cid.upper == ("bea"):         correct = input("you have selected beatles, correct? [y/n]:")         if correct.upper() == ("y"):             bea1()         else:             menu()     elif cid.upper() == ("mic"):         correct = input("you have selected michael jackson, correct? [y/n]:")         if correct.upper() == ("y"):             mic1()         else:             menu()     elif cid.upper() == ("bob"):         correct = input("you have selected bob marley, correct? [y/n]:")         if correct.upper() == ("y"):             bob1()         else:             menu()     else:         print ("that invalid character id")         menu() 

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my code giving me error bea not defined if type 'bea' on 'choose artist' input. i'm not trying use function or variable? want use if statement decide based on users input

usually works me, don't know problem is. section of code, if need see more let me know

in python 2.x, string prompt, use raw_input() instead of input():

cid = raw_input() 

the input function in python 2 not equivalent input in python 3. not return string, evaluates it. in case, type bea , tries evalueate bea expression. name not defined.

as mentioned in docs input:

equivalent eval(raw_input(prompt)).

also, @frostnational notes in comment, forgot call upper method on next line, trying compare method string. want

if cid.upper() == "bea":