Newbie question: Input

[Endgamer]

On Mon, 8 Nov 1999 08:55:07 -0500, "Darrell" <news at dorb.com> wrote:

>From Python Library Reference:
>
>raw_input ([prompt])
>If the prompt argument is present, it is written to standard output without
>a trailing newline. The function then reads a line from input, converts it
>to a string (stripping a trailing newline), and returns that. When EOF is
>read, EOFError is raised. Example:
>
>>>> s = raw_input('--> ')
>--> Monty Python's Flying Circus
>>>> s
>"Monty Python's Flying Circus"
>>>>
>
>If the readline module was loaded, then raw_input() will use it to provide
>elaborate line editing and history features.

Cheers, Darrell. This is just what I was looking for!



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