On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 12:45 AM, <stephen.bou...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can someone explain? Thanks. > > Python 3.3.2 (v3.3.2:d047928ae3f6, May 16 2013, 00:06:53) [MSC v.1600 64 bit > (AMD64)] on win32 > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>> x = input() > Hello there >>>> print(x) > Hello there
In Python 3, input() considers an input as a string and returns the input as a string. This is the behavior of raw_input() in Python 2. > > Python 2.7.5 (default, May 15 2013, 22:43:36) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on > win32 > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>> x = input() > Hello there > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> > File "<string>", line 1 > Hello there > ^ > SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing In Python 2, input() expects valid Python as it's input. If you provide your input as 'Hello there' (a Python string), it won't complain. HTH, Amit. -- http://echorand.me -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
