Thanks for the enthusiasm on how input/raw_input() works - my original
intention was to ask a question on control flow so I didn't spend that
much time testing out this piece of input code besides typing. But I did
learn a lot. Thanks!
Gilbert
Jacob S. wrote:
I noticed that too, Liam.
b = input("Weather is really bad, still go out to jog? [y/n] ") #
Would it kill you to have whitespace in a prompt?
should really be
b = raw_input("Weather is really bad, still go out to jog? [y/n] ")
to get the effect he wants.
input() doesn't only take integers, it takes valid python objects.
Integers are objects, but so are lists, dictionaries, tuples,
actually it takes everything, BUT!!! it trys to return a valid python
object for input.
So it will take a string--don't quote me on this--if you explicitly
put the string in quotes.
If you don't put the string in quotes, it instead searches the
namespaces for that object.
So say the user typed in bad_weather when the interpreter gave that
prompt. Then, b == "y" evaluates true because bad_weather == "y". Did
I explain it right? Or am I trying to explain something you already
know? I know I get frustrated when people try to explain concepts that
I already know...
HTH,
Jacob Schmidt
< erk, to the list, to the List!>
if ( bad_weather =='y' ):
# ask user only if weather is bad.
b = input ( "Weather is really bad, still go out to jog?[y/n]" )
if b == 'y':
go_jogging()
Anyone else notice that he's never gonna go jogging if the weather is
bad?
Unless I've got input() wrong, it only takes integers... ?
Regards,
Liam Clarke
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well please.
And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences.
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'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you damn
well please.
And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences.
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