"You said that it's for integers."
It is for integers. If I said, "it is only for integers" then I could see
your point.
"I don't think explaining what it does is particularly useful to a beginner,
anyway;"
The OP had a problem--a common problem--with these functions so they had to
be mentioned. But the OP did not require an unnecessarily detailed
explanation of the function.
"it's better to just say "don't use it"
Then that is what you should have done.
If you are advising people to use eval(raw_input()) instead of input() so
that they can more clearly understand their own code and avoid mistakes, then
just say that.
The miscommunication is that you write as though you are correcting me, when
in reality you are just adding additional information.
