getting user imput in Python scripts

answered 2013-02-26 04:58:36 +0100

ppurka
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This is not really a Sage question. Anyway, use input in python.

In [1]: a = input('Enter number: ')
Enter number: 10

In [2]: a
Out[2]: 10

In [3]: a = input('Enter string')
Enter string: 'test'

In [4]: a
Out[4]: 'test'

In the sage notebook you can use the @interact decorator. See examples of it here.

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The OP used `guess = int(raw_input('Take a guess: '))` (unsuccessfully) in his Stackoverflow question - would this work similarly? In particular, he's talking about using it in a *script*, not interactively (as far as I can tell). (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15085251/getting-user-input-in-sage-python)

kcrisman ( 2013-02-26 09:19:44 +0100 )edit

The `input` command works in scripts too. ~/tmp/Downloadz» sage -python a.py num: 2 2 ~/tmp/Downloadz» cat a.py a = input('num: ') print a If the OP wants to use it in the notebook, then (s)he should use the interact decorator.

ppurka ( 2013-02-26 21:59:00 +0100 )edit

Yup, I see what you mean now - I didn't read it carefully, the original post at SO did not mention the notebook.

kcrisman ( 2013-02-26 23:40:59 +0100 )edit

Absolutely I didn't, sorry about that. I am using sage as a way of allowing children in class to do some Python coding in a situation where the service provider won't allow installation of any programming software.

nerak99 ( 2013-02-27 05:23:23 +0100 )edit

Cool! We love this - what age group, if you don't mind us asking? (This info can be helpful for obtaining grants, for instance...)

kcrisman ( 2013-02-27 10:33:47 +0100 )edit

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