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From: Amit Saha <amitsaha.in@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:56:09 +1000
Subject: Re: input() on python 2.7.5 vs 3.3.2
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On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 12:45 AM,  <stephen.boulet@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.


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