title: if input equals string, do something... python 2.7
body: <p>Having trouble with the following code: </p>
  
  <pre><code>start_over = 1
  
  question = input("Do you wish to try again? y/n: ")
  if question == "y":
      start_over -= 1
  else:
      raise SystemExit
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>If they enter <code>y</code>, it goes straight to the <code>else</code> condition.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Solved, was using input instead of raw_input</strong></p>