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Python Python Basics (Retired) Shopping List Shopping List Project

Kate Petry
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Kate Petry
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Posted by Kate Petry
Kate Petry
Courses Plus Student 9,432 Points

Why was the new_item variable set to input(">")?

I understand why we use input because we are asking for something from the user but why is this used: ">" ? Could we have put anything there are is there some special meaning to the >?

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William Li
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William Li
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William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

You're correct, there's no need to use ">" there if you don't want to, you can put whatever you like "!", "?", anything. The reason Kenneth use ">" is in the unix's terminal world, ">" is often used as convention to indicate asking user input, but ">" has no special magical meaning.

William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points
William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

Oops, typo, I've finished all Python courses, and been taking some Rails courses taught by Jason lately, must have typed his name by mistake, sorry about that Kenneth. typo has been corrected.