Use the input function to take input from user(in the terminal). The input() function will wait for the user to enter some data-
x = input() # This will wait for the user input
print(x)
print(type(x))
y = input() # This will wait for the user input
print(y)
print(type(y))Output:
If we check the type of data obtained from input() function, it is ‘str’. No matter what we enter, then input function will take it as string.
abc <- this is the input we entered
abc <- this is the outut printed by the print function
<class 'str'>
22 <- this is the input we entered
22 <- this is the outut printed by the print function
<class 'str'>We can provide some string(to ask user to input value), and the input() function will show the string first and wait for the user input.
name = input("Enter your name here: ") # It will wait for the user input
print(f"Your have entered: {name}")Output:
Enter your name here: bigboxcode
Your have entered: bigboxcodeWe can take as many input we want and save those in variables. Then we can use the variables later.
first_num = input("Enter first number: ")
second_num = input("Enter second number: ")
sum = int(first_num) + int(second_num)
print("Sum of the 2 numbers are: ", sum)We may need to type cast the value in some cases.
Output:
Enter first number: 38
Enter second number: 20
Sum of the 2 numbers are: 58