Python in a Nutshell

Name

input

Synopsis

input(prompt='')

input( prompt ) is a shortcut for eval(raw_input( prompt )). In other words, input prompts the user for a line of input, evaluates the resulting string as an expression, and returns the expression’s result. The implicit eval may raise SyntaxError or other exceptions. input is therefore rather user-unfriendly and not appropriate for most programs, but it can be handy for experiments and your own test scripts. See also eval and raw_input in this section.