[Tutor] Defining functions

[Jacob S.]

Yeah. And they're thinking of removing raw_input() too.  I think it's good 
to have a __builtin__ user input function.  Why should we have to import sys 
everytime we want user input? Almost every program that newbies write uses 
it, and advanced programmers also if they're using console programs.  IMHO, 
I see no reason to remove it.
## end rant

Jacob


> Michael Dunn wrote:
>> Something I've always wondered: if input() is so dangerous, why is it
>> there? What valid uses does it have in the wild?
>
> It's a mistake planned to be removed in Python 3.0, the "hypothetical 
> future release of Python that can break backwards compatibility with the 
> existing body of Python code."
>
> Python tries very hard to maintain backward compatibility so things like 
> input() are not removed.
>
> http://www.python.org/peps/pep-3000.html#built-ins
>
> Kent
>
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