Input a multiline string in python [duplicate]

Question

I am trying to create a simple programme that inputs a single multiline input and outputs it as a table.

input:

a
b
c

I know i could have done this is easily in python 2.7.5 by using:

input_string = raw_input("> ").splitlines()

this would return ['a', 'b', 'c']

however in python 3, the line:

input_string = input("> ").splitlines()

only returns ['a'] hence it only reads the first line of the input string.

Is there any way in python 3 to accept a multiline input? Thanks.

I believe this to be related. stackoverflow.com/questions/11664443/… — Kelvin
– Kelvin, Commented Feb 26, 2015 at 18:49
it is pointless to call .splitlines() on the output of raw_input() that reads at most one line. — jfs
– jfs, Commented Feb 26, 2015 at 21:36
This not duplicate question at all. This is related to python 2 not python 3, as question says. — levi
– levi, Commented Feb 26, 2015 at 22:26

levi · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-26 18:47:31Z

3

just try.

aux = ''
'\n'.join(iter(input, aux))

answered Feb 26, 2015 at 18:47

levi

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@DSM oh yes, I forgot it, I changed it to input, thx.