help me with my python code :(

Question

I am trying to write a short program that has the user enter there age and it will let them know if they are an adult or a kid. Here is the code :
adult = 18
kid = 17
answer = ""
status = ""

input (answer)
if (answer <=(adult)):
(status) = ("you are an adult")
print (status)

if(answer >=(kid)):
(status) = ("you are a kid")
print (status)
What did work was this :
adult = 18
kid = 17
answer = 23
status = ""

if (answer >=(adult)):
(status) = ("you are an adult")
print (status)

if (answer <=(kid)):
(status) = ("you are a kid")
print (status)
So how do i get input from the user? i know its input but make it so when someone set an input that it becomes equal to answer

Answer 1

This should do it:

adult = 18

answer = int(input())

if answer >= adult:
status = "you are an adult"
else:
status = "you are a kid"

print (status)

Answer 2

This will work if you use Python3, if you use Python2 change
answer = int(input())
to
answer = int(raw_input())

Answer 3

You were trying to compare a string with a integer in line 7.

And you tried to store the user input in the variable 'answer', but you assigned a string type to the answer variable (answer = "") in line 3.

Here is a sample code that I did for you.

https://code.sololearn.com/csux2GODzl0b

Check and send any doubt.