"raw_input" For ALL Versions Of Python...

Bazza — Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:23 pm

Author: Bazza

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:23 pm

Hi all...

A simple quicky...

Add these two lines to ANY python code from Python 1.4.0 to 3.2.x, and
have universal KB entry for ALL versions...

(C)2011, B.Walker, G0LCU...

Issued under the MIT licence.

<CODE>

import sys
if sys.version[0]=="3": raw_input=input

</CODE>

Test procedure below for Python 3.x.x...

Code:

Python 3.1.3 (r313:86834, Nov 28 2010, 10:01:07)
[GCC 4.4.5] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import sys
>>> if sys.version[0]=="3":
... raw_input=input
...
>>> test=raw_input("Some Prompt:- ")
Some Prompt:- qwertyuiop
>>> print(test)
qwertyuiop
>>>

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"raw_input" For ALL Versions Of Python...