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

[Radenski, Atanas]

> -----Original Message-----
> Behalf Of Brad Miller
> I too will add one more voice to this chorus, in the hope that
> numbers will influence Guido. 

Me too :-) I would like to see both input and raw_input preserved.
Replacing these with more complicated (from pedagogical perspective)
methods would probably give an additional reason for educators to look
at alternative languages, such as Ruby. 

There were questions in this list of the appropriateness of the names of
the two functions. To me, the names of input and raw_input seem just
fine. One can tell students that the input function is more general and
interprets the input character sequence as a Python expression, finally
delivering its value. In contrast, raw_input is simpler and interprets
nothing - simply delivers the input string as a character string. It is
logical. 

Just my ten cents.

Atanas

Atanas Radenski      
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