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Python

mohan Abdul
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mohan Abdul
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Posted by mohan Abdul
mohan Abdul
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I am a little confused with terminology: user input, prompt user & input function

hi, i am little confused with terminology can someone please explain each one: user input, prompt user & input function. please use keep it simple, if you use code I may make more sense of it. thanks, I be sure to leave a rep point to who ever explains it.

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Ben Slivinn
Ben Slivinn
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Ben Slivinn
Ben Slivinn
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User Input:Developers often have a need to interact with users to get data.

Input Function: Python provides inbuilt function to read the input from the keyboard. 

input ( prompt )

Note: python 2:

raw_input(prompt)

This function has an optional parameter, commonly known as prompt (User prompt), which is a string that will be printed on the screen whenever the function is called.

Good luck!