Simple if and input doesn't work

Question

I wrote this very simple code, it doesn't work and I can't understand why. I answer 'good' but if part doesn't work!

def howdy ():
    p = input("how's it going?")
    if p is "good":
        print("Cheers")
howdy()

Answer 1

You have to use:

If p == 'good':

The == compares the value of the two. The Is keyword checks for identity by comparing the memory address.

Hope this explains it enough. Hannes

Answer 2

have you tried

if p == "good":

the double equal means the same as. Also, if you are looking for a helpful free beginner course, try codecademy. They helped me loads learn python