Hi, I'm still new at Python and have been away from programming for a
number of years in general. I apologized in advance if this has been
discussed extensively already.
Is the input() function new? There doesn't seem to be very many
examples of it's use.
After a lot of searching I did find both the input() and raw_input()
statement definitions. I don't understand the reasoning behind making
input() equivalent to "eval (raw_imput[prompt])" the default
behavior, and "raw_input([prompt])" input standard strings?
The fact that there needs to be a warning about the input() function
is indication to me that it may need to be changed.
It seems to me, input() should get a standard string as the default
behavior. And raw input should get strings + control characters
until the specified ending character is received.
variable = input_raw( ['terminate character'] [,'file'] )
The new line character could be the default termination character, the
programmer could change it to something else. And the file argument
would compliment the enhanced print '>>' operations. The input should
always be a string. Eval should be used separately on it if it is
desired. With the above statement you may be able to input multiple
lines and evaluate them as a set. Of course, maybe a syntax_check()
function would be worth while before using the eval() function.
And a regular standard input function would could be...
variable = input( ['prompt'] [,'format'] [,'file'] )
Where prompt is a string, format is a regular expression string
indicating valid input characters, and file is an alternate input
source.
By surrounding the input() with int() or float(), the pre formatted
result can convert it to a numeric format with out errors.
I know there are probably libraries I can import to get these
capabilities. I've just started to explore some of them. This just
seems to be such a basic operations that I think it should be built
in. Maybe it is and I haven't found it yet?
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Hi, I'm still new at Python and have been away from programming for a
number of years in general. I apologized in advance if this has been
discussed extensively already.
Is the input() function new? There doesn't seem to be very many
examples of it's use.
No, it's been around for a long time, I suspect from the beginning.
I believe it's on the BDFL's list of features he'd rather not have
made a built-in, but it's not going to go away until Python 3.0.
After a lot of searching I did find both the input() and raw_input()
statement definitions. I don't understand the reasoning behind making
input() equivalent to "eval (raw_imput[prompt])" the default
behavior, and "raw_input([prompt])" input standard strings?
The fact that there needs to be a warning about the input() function
is indication to me that it may need to be changed.
There's general agreement that it's a Bad Thing.
It seems to me, input() should get a standard string as the default
behavior. And raw input should get strings + control characters
until the specified ending character is received.
variable = input_raw( ['terminate character'] [,'file'] )
The new line character could be the default termination character, the
programmer could change it to something else. And the file argument
would compliment the enhanced print '>>' operations. The input should
always be a string. Eval should be used separately on it if it is
desired. With the above statement you may be able to input multiple
lines and evaluate them as a set. Of course, maybe a syntax_check()
function would be worth while before using the eval() function.
And a regular standard input function would could be...
variable = input( ['prompt'] [,'format'] [,'file'] )
Where prompt is a string, format is a regular expression string
indicating valid input characters, and file is an alternate input
source.
By surrounding the input() with int() or float(), the pre formatted
result can convert it to a numeric format with out errors.
I know there are probably libraries I can import to get these
capabilities. I've just started to explore some of them. This just
seems to be such a basic operations that I think it should be built
in. Maybe it is and I haven't found it yet?
I don't think you're going to get much traction on this suggestion.
In the last few years, the Python maintainers have gone to wanting
believable use cases for features that aren't blindingly obvious, and
this one isn't in that category.
The history of PEP 289 is a good example of this. It was originally
rejected because of poor syntax and a lack of use cases. It was
recently revived with much better syntax and a small boatload of
use cases, and it looks like it's on the fast path to being included
into 2.4.
So, what's the actual use case? How frequent is it? If you did
a scan of the Python library, how many places would you find
it useful. Hint: it's going to be close to zero. The only reason
I don't say zero is that it might be useful in situations like pyExpect.
John Roth
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