Puzzling input problem

[Stephen R. Figgins]

> Actually, raw_input isn't the culprit, exactly.  The print 
> statement's format handler doesn't know that raw_input() has 
> modified the screen contents, so it still behaves like the cursor is 
> just after the "prompt string: " on the screen, inserting a space 
> as the ref guide says it will.

Hmmm... very interesting.  The first print doesn't put the space in
right away, but waits for the next call to the print statement to add
the space.  That is not what I would have expected.  Interesting!

Stephen