[Tutor] input() on IDLE?

[Daniel Yoo]

I've been trying to figure out how to use raw_input()/input() in an IDLE
session.  For me, the *Output* window seems to not respond to input, and
someone else has reported getting EOF from it.  I'm using IDLE 0.5 under a
Linux system.

Here's the sample program:

###
print "Hello world!"
x  = input()
print "Here's what x has:", x
###

And a partial output:

###
Hello world!
42
# but nothing happens.
###


Does anyone know if these input functions work well in IDLE?  Thanks for
any help on this.