Beginner question

[Carlos Nepomuceno]

> Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 00:53:04 -0700
> Subject: Re: Beginner question
> From: john_ladasky at sbcglobal.net
> To: python-list at python.org
> 
> On Monday, June 3, 2013 11:46:03 PM UTC-7, Carlos Nepomuceno wrote:
> > That doesn't even works because input() is the same as eval(raw_input()). So you'll get a NameError exception.
> > 
> > I think you know that. Perhaps you mean raw_input() instead of input().
> 
> But the OP's code shows print() functions... which is not the habit of Python 2 programmers, even though it's legal code.  And the OP says s/he's a beginning programmer... so why start learning Python 2 in 2013?  Let me ask the OP, are you programming in Python 2 or Python 3?  
> 
> If the answer is indeed Python 3: raw_input() has been banished from Python 3, in favor of plain-old input().

Didn't know that. Thanks!

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