Python User Input

Python User Input

Python allows for user 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.

User Input

Python 3.6 uses the input() method:

username = input("Enter username:")
print("Username is: " + username)

Python 2.7

Python 2.7 uses the raw_input() method. The following example asks for the username, and when you entered the username, it gets printed on the screen:

username = raw_input("Enter username:")
print("Username is: " + username)

Note: Python 2.7 is no longer maintained. Python 3.6 is recommended.

String Input

By default, input() returns a string. If you want to get a number, you need to convert it:

age = input("Enter your age: ")
age = int(age)
print("You are", age, "years old")

Multiple Inputs

You can get multiple inputs in one line:

name, age = input("Enter your name and age: ").split()
print(f"Name: {name}, Age: {age}")