Python Command Line Input
Command Line Input
Python allows for command line input.
That means we are able to ask the user for input.
The method is a bit different in Python 3.6 than Python 2.7.
Python 3.6 uses the input() method.
Python 2.7 uses the raw_input() method.
The following example asks for the user's name, and when you entered the name, the name gets printed to the screen:
Python 3.6
print("Enter your name:")
x = input()
print("Hello ", x)
Python 2.7
print("Enter your name:")
x = raw_input()
print("Hello ", x)
Save this file as demo_string_input.py, and load it through the command line:
C:\Users\Your Name>python demo_string_input.py
Our program will prompt the user for a string:
Enter your name:
The user now enters a name:
Linus
Then, the program prints it to screen with a little message:
Hello Linus
