question about input() and/or raw_input()

[Larry Martell]

On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
> On Sunday 19 January 2014 15:11:52 Larry Martell did opine:
>
>> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy at yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
>> > On 19/01/2014 18:15, Grant Edwards wrote:
>> >> On 2014-01-19, Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> >>> Actually, to go off at a tangent, I'm just getting into GUIs via
>> >>> wxPython.  I've discovered there are distinct advantages having to
>> >>> write endless lines of code just to get a piece of data.  For
>> >>> example on a Sunday it helps pass the time between the two sessions
>> >>> of the Masters Snooker final being shown on TV.
>> >>
>> >> Fair enough, but what do you do to pass the time _during_ Snooker
>> >> being shown on TV?
>> >>
>> >> I can still remember the point in my first trip to the UK when I
>> >> accidentally stumbled across darts on TV. Given the endless variety
>> >> (and quantity) of pointless crap that people watch here in the US, I
>> >> can't really explain why I was so baffled and amused by darts on TV
>> >> -- but I was.
>> >
>> > Just no comparison, darts and snooker.  This is excellent though
>> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHnBppccI0o
>>
>> Now that we're way off on the tangent of what some people consider
>> boring and others don't, I'm really looking forward to watching
>> curling in the upcoming Olympics.
>
> I have Larry, and the suspense is not good for those with high blood
> pressure.

Then don't watch the women:
http://oglympics.com/2010/02/16/women-of-curling-fire-on-ice/