can this be implemented?

[greenflame]

First I should start with some introductory comments.

When I first learned about programming, I started with BASIC, QBASIC
to be more accurate. While I was at that stage, I learned about the
INPUT command. I used it abundantly.

Ok so now for the actual issue.

I would like to implement something like the INPUT command from BASIC.
I failed to find something on the python website documentation for
beginners.

Thank you for your time.

[Dan Bishop]

Re: can this be implemented?

On Jun 2, 6:54 pm, greenflame <alikakak...@ya hoo.comwrote:

First I should start with some introductory comments.
>
When I first learned about programming, I started with BASIC, QBASIC
to be more accurate. While I was at that stage, I learned about the
INPUT command. I used it abundantly.
>
Ok so now for the actual issue.
>
I would like to implement something like the INPUT command from BASIC.
I failed to find something on the python website documentation for
beginners.

var = raw_input("Ente r a value for var: ")

That gives you a string; if you want a number, convert it by using the
int or float constructor.

[greenflame]

Re: can this be implemented?

On Jun 2, 5:05 pm, Dan Bishop <danb...@yahoo. comwrote:

On Jun 2, 6:54 pm, greenflame <alikakak...@ya hoo.comwrote:
>

First I should start with some introductory comments.

>

When I first learned about programming, I started with BASIC, QBASIC
to be more accurate. While I was at that stage, I learned about the
INPUT command. I used it abundantly.

>

Ok so now for the actual issue.

>

I would like to implement something like the INPUT command from BASIC.
I failed to find something on the python website documentation for
beginners.

>
var = raw_input("Ente r a value for var: ")
>
That gives you a string; if you want a number, convert it by using the
int or float constructor.

Thanks a lot! That helped a lot!

[Gabriel Genellina]

Re: can this be implemented?

En Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:54:29 -0300, greenflame <alikakakhel@ya hoo.com>
escribió:

When I first learned about programming, I started with BASIC, QBASIC
to be more accurate. While I was at that stage, I learned about the
INPUT command. I used it abundantly.
>
Ok so now for the actual issue.
>
I would like to implement something like the INPUT command from BASIC.
I failed to find something on the python website documentation for
beginners.

This BASIC program:

INPUT "Your name"; z$
PRINT "Hello, "; z$

would be this in Python:

name = raw_input("Your name? ")
print "Hello,", name

raw_input is a built-in function, see

http://docs.python.org/lib/built-in-funcs.html#l2h-59

--
Gabriel Genellina