In this lesson, we’ll build a fun and interactive Python script called GreetBot—a friendly program that asks for your name and “magically types it out” on the screen to impress beginners!

Perfect for beginners learning how to use input(), for loops, and the time module.

🛠 What You’ll Learn

  • How to get user input with input()
  • How to loop through characters in a string
  • How to create typing animations using time.sleep()
  • How to use print() smartly with end and flush

💻 Step-by-Step Guide

1. Import the time module

We’ll need this to pause the program for short moments to create that animation effect.

import time

2. Greet the user

Let’s print a welcome message:

print("👋 Hello! I'm GreetBot.")

This line prints a friendly wave emoji and introduces your bot.

3. Ask for the user’s name

We use input() to collect the user’s name.

name = input("What's your name? ")

When the user types their name and presses enter, Python saves it in the name variable.

4. Print part of the message

We’ll now say “Nice to meet you,” but without jumping to a new line.

print("Nice to meet you, ", end='', flush=True)

Here’s what’s happening:

  • end='' keeps the cursor on the same line.
  • flush=True forces the text to appear instantly—this helps our animation later.

5. Animate the name typing

This is the fun part. We loop through the name, printing one character at a time.

for letter in name:
    print(letter, end='', flush=True)
    time.sleep(0.2)
  • for letter in name: loops through each letter.
  • print(letter, end='', flush=True): prints each letter without a new line.
  • time.sleep(0.2): pauses for 0.2 seconds between letters.

6. Add the final celebration 🎉

Once the animation is done, we end with a party emoji:

print("! 🎉")

✅ Final Code

import time

print("👋 Hello! I'm GreetBot.")

name = input("What's your name? ")

print("Nice to meet you, ", end='', flush=True)

for letter in name:
    print(letter, end='', flush=True)
    time.sleep(0.2)

print("! 🎉")

🧪 Practice Questions

1. What does the input() function do in the GreetBot program?

A) Loops through characters B) Prints a message C) Pauses the program D) Collects user input

2. What will happen if you remove time.sleep(0.2) from the loop?

A) The name will print in reverse B) The name will appear instantly without animation C) The program will crash D) Each letter will appear twice

3. What’s the purpose of end='' in a print() statement?

A) It adds a space B) It clears the screen C) It prevents the print from moving to the next line D) It pauses the output

4. True or False: The flush=True part is used to delay the output.

5. Challenge:

Modify the GreetBot so it says:

“Hey [name], welcome to Python world!”

Then animate the whole sentence, not just the name. 💡 (Hint: Store the sentence in a variable and animate each character.)

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