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Dario Bahena
10,697 PointsWhat does the * mean in this context under New Terms? *input() - Function to get information from...h
*input() - Function to get information from a user. Always gets a string, even if the content is a number.
Is the * supposed to mean something? Does it mean that a variable has to be associated with it?
1 Answer
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 PointsI don't think you're actually meant to see the asterisk in this case, I think it's just a slight error in the Markdown syntax that Treehouse uses to format things such as forum comments/answers and the teachers notes.
Kenneth Love might be able to confirm his intention, but I think he meant to insert a space after the asterisk to make it format that line as an unordered list item (bullet point).
Even better would be a link to the Python docs, but I think he encourages the use of the builtin help and dir commands as much as possible.
Dario Bahena
10,697 PointsDario Bahena
10,697 PointsAwesome, I couldn't find anything that contained that in the interwebs so I thought to ask. I know that in python 2, raw_input() is used in favor of input() so I thought it might have had something to do with that but this makes sense. Thanks!