LGTM static code analysis tool reports that the function 'input' is
unsafe. Changed to use raw_input which then converts it using
ast.literal_eval() which is safe.

Fixes: d1b94da4a4e0 ("usertools: add client script for telemetry")
Cc: ciara.po...@intel.com

Signed-off-by: Andrius Sirvys <andrius.sir...@intel.com>
Acked-by: Kevin Laatz <kevin.la...@intel.com>
---
v3: Included omitted code
---
 usertools/dpdk-telemetry-client.py | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/usertools/dpdk-telemetry-client.py 
b/usertools/dpdk-telemetry-client.py
index ce0c7a9..17b4daa 100755
--- a/usertools/dpdk-telemetry-client.py
+++ b/usertools/dpdk-telemetry-client.py
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 API_UNREG = 
"{\"action\":2,\"command\":\"clients\",\"data\":{\"client_path\":\""
 DEFAULT_FP = "/var/run/dpdk/default_client"
 
+try:
+       raw_input # Python 2
+except NameError:
+       raw_input = input # Python 3
+
 class Socket:
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ def requestMetrics(self): # Requests metrics for given client
 
     def repeatedlyRequestMetrics(self, sleep_time): # Recursively requests 
metrics for given client
         print("\nPlease enter the number of times you'd like to continuously 
request Metrics:")
-        n_requests = int(input("\n:"))
+        n_requests = int(ast.literal_eval(raw_input("\n:")))
         print("\033[F") #Removes the user input from screen, cleans it up
         print("\033[K")
         for i in range(n_requests):
@@ -87,7 +92,7 @@ def interactiveMenu(self, sleep_time): # Creates Interactive 
menu within the scr
             print("[3] Unregister client")
 
             try:
-                self.choice = int(input("\n:"))
+                self.choice = int(ast.literal_eval(raw_input("\n:")))
                 print("\033[F") #Removes the user input for screen, cleans it 
up
                 print("\033[K")
                 if self.choice == 1:
-- 
2.7.4

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