FAQ: Rule-Based Chatbots - Greeting the User

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This community-built FAQ covers the “Greeting the User” exercise from the lesson “Rule-Based Chatbots”.

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Hello, im just confused, the 1st return, what did it return ?

def welcome(self):

name = input("Hi, I'm a customer support representative. Welcome to Codecademy Bank. Before we can help you, I need some information from you. What is your first name and last name? ")

will_help = input(f"Okay {name}, what can I help you with? ")

if will_help in self.negative_responses:

  print("Okay, have a great day!")

  return

return will_help