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Re: question about input() and/or raw_input()

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On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 4:42 AM, Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 2) I didn't claim that sys.stdin.readline() was as simple as using
>    input.  I didn't claim it was preferable.  I merely presented it as
>    a refutation to the argument that if you don't use input/raw_input
>    then you have to use a GUI toolkit.

I'd draw a subtle distinction here, btw. With sys.stdin.readline(),
you're asking to read a line from standard input, but with
(raw_)input(), you're asking to read one line from the console. If
it's been redirected, that's going to be equivalent (modulo newline
handling), but if not, it would make sense for (raw_)input() to call
on GNU Readline, where sys.stdin.readline() shouldn't. Calling a
method on a file-like object representing stdin feels lower level than
"ask the user for input with this prompt" (which might well do more
than that, too - eg it might flush sys.stdout).

ChrisA

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question about input() and/or raw_input() Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-01-18 13:30 -0500
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-01-18 18:41 +0000
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2014-01-18 10:49 -0800
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-01-18 20:05 +0100
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-01-18 16:33 -0500
    Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-01-19 16:14 +0000
      Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-01-19 12:12 -0500
        Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-01-19 17:42 +0000
          Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-20 04:59 +1100
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-01-18 21:17 -0500
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-19 13:46 +1100
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-01-18 20:15 -0800
    Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-19 15:21 +1100
      Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-01-18 20:43 -0800
        Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-19 15:59 +1100
          Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-01-19 00:26 -0800
            Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-19 21:39 +1100
            Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-01-19 08:14 -0800
            Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-20 03:38 +1100
            Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-01-19 09:50 -0800
            Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-20 05:41 +1100
            Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-01-19 11:16 -0800
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-01-19 06:24 +0000
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-01-19 18:07 +0000
    Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-01-19 18:15 +0000
      Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-01-19 13:37 -0500
        Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-20 05:43 +1100
        Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-01-19 19:11 +0000
        Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2014-01-19 15:09 -0500
      Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-01-19 19:17 +0000
      Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2014-01-19 12:24 -0700
      Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-01-19 19:29 +0000
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2014-01-19 15:12 -0500
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2014-01-19 13:22 -0700

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