I was wondering how you could make it so that input accepts numbers and letters.
I tried
int(input("blah blah blah")
but that doesn't work for letters and it accepts only numbers.
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You can use exceptions to attempt the int conversion, and otherwise treat the input as a string:
my_input = input("blah blah blah")
try:
int_input = int(my_input)
except ValueError:
do_something_with_a_string(my_input)
else:
do_something_with_an_int(int_input)
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When you put everything within an int() it forces whatever the input is to be an integer. That is why you don't seem to getting any letters. Try removing the int()
for python 3.x
inputFromUser = input("blah blah blah")
or
for python 2.x
inputFromUser = raw_input("blah blah blah")
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user2918356
Thanks it worked! Also, what is the difference between raw_input and input if you don't mind me asking?
jramirez
raw_input() has been renamed to input() in Python 3.x
Joel Green
and input() in 2.x is the same as eval(raw_input())
another problem with that is that you havnt put two brackets at the end of int stuf....
int(input("blah blah blah"))
