"ValueError: too many values to unpack" when trying to read two numbers as input

Question

I was trying to run this code:

def main():
    print("This program computes the average of two exam scores.")
    score1, score2 = input("Enter two scores separated by a comma:")
    average = (score1 + score2) / 2.0
    print("The average of the score is:", average)

When I call main() I get this ValueError:

ValueError: too many values to unpack (expected 2)

What is wrong with this code?

Answer 1

1. You need to split the input you receive, because it arrives all in one string
2. Then, you'll need to convert them to numbers, because the term score1 + score2 will do string addition otherwise and you will get an error.