I am going through Learn Python the Hard Way, On Ex-5 Study Drills, it states Try to write some variables that convert inches and pounds to centimeters and kilos. Do not just type in the measurements. Work out the math in Python. So far I have done this: inches = 1 centimeters = 1 convert = centimeters * 2.54 print inches print centimeters print "1 inch is %s centimeters." % convert Now that will display the conversion of 1 inch, How would I be able to change it so that the user would input an amount in inches or centimeters, and it would correctly display the conversion? And am I right in thinking that for it to successfully convert values, I would have to enter the values in manually or is there a way to do this already made in Python? Continue reading...