On Jun 16, 3:34 pm, Francesco Bochicchio <bieff...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 16 Giu, 11:32, Prasoon <prasoonthegr...@gmail.com> wrote:> I am new to > python....and using python 2.6 > > I want to know when to use raw_input( ) and when to use input( )??? > > > According to my interpretation one should use input( ) when entering > > numbers etc and > > raw_input( ) when a string is too be entered..... > > > Correct me if I am wrong.... > > You should almost always use raw_input and write your own code to > validate the > input and convert it. input (wich is roughly equivalent of veval > (raw:_input()) > is officially considered a Bad Choice and as such has been changed in > Python 3.x > ( that is, python 3.x 'input' is equivalent to python 2.x raw_input ). > > P.S : if you are new to python and don't expect to use external > libraries for the next > months (one year?) you might consider to start directly with python > 3.x. > > > Also if I want to enter two numbers 'a' and b such that while entering > > them through the keyboard > > there is a space between the two... > > > For example:>>>Enter two numbers: > > > .....12 15 > > > Can I use input( ) such that 12 gets accepted in 'a' and 15 in 'b'???? > > > I mean how to handle spaces???/ > > For instance: map( int, raw_input.split() ) splits the > input string using blanks as separator, then try to convert each piece > in an integer > and returns a list of integer. Of course if the input string is not a > list of integer > you get an exception. > > You could also do: > > a, b = map( int, raw_input.split() ) > > but in this case you get an exception also if the input strings > cobntains less or more than two integers. > > Ciao > ----- > FB
I think you meant a, b = map( int, raw_input().split() ) Prasoon -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
