if-elif-else statement not executing

[stullis]

The input() function always returns a string. Because strings are not numbers, they cannot be compared. To fix this, you need to cast the input to a number type:

from random import randint
 
 
def diceRollingSimulator():
    dice = randint(1, 6)
    print(dice)
 
 
diceRollingSimulator()
answer = int(input("Would you like to play again? (enter 1 for yes or 2 for no): "))
if  answer == 1:
    diceRollingSimulator()
elif answer == 2:
    print("Thanks for playing!")
else:
    print("Not a valid input!")