error with string (beginner)

[Alex Pavluck]

Hello. I get the following error with the following code. Is there
something wrong with my Python installation?

code:
import types
something = input("Enter something and I will tell you the type: ")

if type(something) is types.IntType:
print "you entered an integer"
elif type(something) is types.StringType:
print "you entered a string"

error:
String: Source for exec/eval is unavailable

[K.S.Sreeram]

Alex Pavluck wrote:

String: Source for exec/eval is unavailable

I'm not able to find this message anywhere in the Python-2.4.3 sources.
What python version are you using? What input did you enter when the
prompt appeared? and copy&paste the *exact* exception you got including
the full traceback.

Regards
Sreeram
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[Jon Clements]

Alex Pavluck wrote:

Hello. I get the following error with the following code. Is there
something wrong with my Python installation?

code:
import types
something = input("Enter something and I will tell you the type: ")

if type(something) is types.IntType:
print "you entered an integer"
elif type(something) is types.StringType:
print "you entered a string"

error:
String: Source for exec/eval is unavailable From the docs:

"""
input( [prompt])

Equivalent to eval(raw_input(prompt)). Warning: This function is not
safe from user errors! It expects a valid Python expression as input;
if the input is not syntactically valid, a SyntaxError will be raised.
Other exceptions may be raised if there is an error during evaluation.
(On the other hand, sometimes this is exactly what you need when
writing a quick script for expert use.)
If the readline module was loaded, then input() will use it to provide
elaborate line editing and history features.

Consider using the raw_input() function for general input from users.
""""

So you want be using raw_input() for starters...

Cheers,

Jon.

[Jason]

I believe what you are trying to do is something like the following.

def isIntLike(x):
try:    int(x)
except: return False
else:   return True
 
something = raw_input("Enter something and I will tell you the type: ")
 
if isIntLike(something):    print "I am an int"
elif isinstance(something, type('')):    print "I am a string"
else:    print "I am an impostor!"
 

Note that you should be using raw_input() rather than input(). The
former always returns a string. The latter tries to execute the input,
hence your error message.

Also note that everything input on the command line is a string,
regardless of what you type. If you want type checking, use C++ or
java. If you want to check for anything more than IntLike strings, you
should consider using regular expressions through the 're' package.
For user-defined types, use 'isinstance(something, class object)' to
check for a type.

Lastly, you may be interested in the 'getopt' module, which handles
command line arguments (as opposed to prompting user for input)
automatically. See here:
http://python.active-venture.com/lib/module-getopt.html

Check out the Python Cookbook for lots of good examples:
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python

HTH,

Jay

Alex Pavluck wrote:

Hello. I get the following error with the following code. Is there
something wrong with my Python installation?

code:
import types
something = input("Enter something and I will tell you the type: ")

if type(something) is types.IntType:
print "you entered an integer"
elif type(something) is types.StringType:
print "you entered a string"

error:
String: Source for exec/eval is unavailable

[Cameron Laird]

In article <11**********************@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>,
Alex Pavluck <ap******@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello. I get the following error with the following code. Is there
something wrong with my Python installation?

code:
import types
something = input("Enter something and I will tell you the type: ")

if type(something) is types.IntType:
print "you entered an integer"
elif type(something) is types.StringType:
print "you entered a string"

error:
String: Source for exec/eval is unavailable

There are several things wrong--'least three distinct ones, by my count.

What version of Python do you believe you're using? What input do you
enter at the "Enter something ..." prompt?

I suspect you're going to have happier results all around when you
replace "input" with "raw_input". I encourage you to read the documenta-
tion for each.

[Bruno Desthuilliers]

Jason wrote:

I believe what you are trying to do is something like the following.

 def isIntLike(x):
     try:    int(x)
     except: return False

 

*Never* ever use a bare except clause. *Always* specify wich exceptions

you are expecting. (NB : here, TypeError and ValueError).

 

(NB :  of course, like for all and any do's-and-don't rules, there are

actually a very few cases where using a bare except may be ok.)

     else:   return True

 something = raw_input("Enter something and I will tell you the type: ")

 if isIntLike(something):    print "I am an int"

 

Nope. At this stage, 'something' is *not* an int - it's a string that

can be turned into an int.

 elif isinstance(something, type('')):    print "I am a string"

 

You don't need the "type('')" stuff - use isinstance(something,

basestring) instead.

 else:    print "I am an impostor!"