python 3.x - Enters elif block regardless of input -

i trying execute following:

print("are old enough vote? please enter age below:") input()  age = 18  if age < 18:     print('you must 18 vote.')  elif age >= 18:     print ('you of voting age.') 

when run it, program prints "you of voting age" no matter how low number input is.

because assigning age fixed variable , never changing user input.

age = 18 

then,

if age >= 18: 

will execute code block.

you need assign age input().

you like:

age_string = input() if age_value.isdigit():   # number     age = int(age_string) 

then execute if/then statement.