what is wrong with this code ? it is printing only the last print line of invalid arguments selected

Question

# this or that using python

a = str(input("choose from the foll"))
print('name' , 'place' , 'animal' , 'thing')

name = ['bob' , 'tom']
place = ['india' , 'japan']
animal = ['dog' , 'cat']
thing = ['books' , 'crayons']

#choose = ('name' , 'place' , 'animal' , 'thing')

if (a == name):
print("This or That NAME")
print(bob ^ Tom)
elif (a == place):
print("This or That place")
print(india ^ japan)
elif(a == animal):
print("This or That animal")
print(dog ^ cat)
elif (a == thing):
print("This or That thing")
print(books ^ crayons)
else:
print("invalid arguments selected")

Answer 1

comparing a (str) with a list so all if result false..
What are you trying like by
a == name : ?