[New-bugs-announce] [issue6708] raw_input() calls generate compile errors.

[starz]

New submission from starz <b_lynch1 at yahoo.com>:

# ------ SOURCE -------
# cheerleading program
word = raw_input("Who do you go for? ")

for letter in word:
    call = "Gimme a " + letter + "!"
    print (call)
    print (letter) + "!"

print( "What does that spell?")
print( word + "!")

# ------- end source -------

## within python.help()
## --------------------
help> raw_input()
no Python documentation found for 'raw_input()'

help>

### --- run from O/S ---

C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.0\program\python3.1>python 
PYsource\test3.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "PYsource\test3.py", line 22, in <module>
    word = raw_input("Who do you go for? ")
NameError: name 'raw_input' is not defined

C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.0\program\python3.1>

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components: Library (Lib)
files: test3.py
messages: 91584
nosy: starz
severity: normal
status: open
title: raw_input() calls generate compile errors.
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.1
Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file14732/test3.py

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