planetthoughtful wrote: > I'm wondering if it's possible, using raw_input(), to provide a > 'default' value with the prompt? > def get_input_with_default(default, prompt=">>> "): result = raw_input('['+str(default)+'] '+str(prompt)) if result == "": result = default return default
> I would like to include the ability to edit an existing value (drawn > from an SQLite table) using a DOS console Python app, but my gut > feeling from reading what I can find about raw_input() is that it only > allows you to provide a prompt, not a default value as well. > I think it is the editing part that is going to give you a hard time. curses and readline might be some help if you were on a Unix platform. I can't think of any way to provided a editable value at the dos prompt. All the best, Keir. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list