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Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 12:45:43 +0100
Subject: Re: User Input
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On 30 May 2013 12:42, "Eternaltheft" <eternaltheft@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi, I'm having trouble oh how prompt the user to enter a file name and
how to set up conditions. For example, if there's no file name input by the
user, a default is returned

Are you using raw_input? It returns an empty string if the user enters
nothing, so you can just use an if.

filename = raw_input('file name: ')
if not filename:
    filename = 'your default'

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<p dir=3D"ltr"><br>
On 30 May 2013 12:42, &quot;Eternaltheft&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eterna=
ltheft@gmail.com">eternaltheft@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Hi, I&#39;m having trouble oh how prompt the user to enter a file name=
 and how to set up conditions. For example, if there&#39;s no file name inp=
ut by the user, a default is returned</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Are you using raw_input? It returns an empty string if the u=
ser enters nothing, so you can just use an if.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">filename =3D raw_input(&#39;file name: &#39;)<br>
if not filename:<br>
=A0=A0=A0 filename =3D &#39;your default&#39;<br>
</p>

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