if statement - Why is Python greater than operand not working?

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Answer 1

Basically you should fix this line:

if int(grade) > maximum:

because the result of input is a string, not a number, so the wrong comparison is used.

Of course, you could (and should!) also properly check that user has entered an integer value, otherwise there will be a ValueError.

try:
   if int(grade) > maximum:
      print("enter a value less than maximum")
except ValueError:
   print("enter an integer value")