[Edu-sig] The fate of raw_input() in Python 3000

[Christian Mascher]

>Furthermore, the flow is not the same as with today's raw_input().
>
>I don't like it.
>
>While I totally agree with the proposed removal of input()  [anything
>using eval() in a hidden way is *bad*], my preference would be to keep
>raw_input()'s functionality, perhaps renaming it to user_input() or
>ask_user().
>  
>
I agree. Apart from the name raw_input() is a nice thig to have. It was 
the first annoyance when I started with Java in school, to find it 
doesn't have anything like it. Even sys.stdin is impractical in Java.

ask_user() or user_input() are good names.

Christian