voidex/20-29 Areas/20 Programming/20.01 Python/input().md

title	tags	aliases
input()	python functions input	input input-function user-input

[!note] Concept
The input() function waits for the user to type text and press ENTER, then returns it as a string.

[!example] Example

myName = input()

If the user types Al, the result is equivalent to:

myName = 'Al'

[!important] Best Practices

• Always assume input() returns a string — cast with int(), float(), etc. if needed.
• Only use input() in Python 3. In Python 2, use raw_input() instead.

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