Identifying variable type and using raise

Question

Hi everyone!

Can anyone please tell me why I'm getting a syntax error on raise?

x = str(input("Name please: "))
elif
x != str:
raise
else:
print("Hello " + str(x))

I'm trying to have it verify that x is a string, and if it's not then raise an exception.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

if type(x) != str:

by the way, input will always be string, so if is redundant.

Answer 2

Choe oh yes I'd forgotten that. Thank you!