Accept User Input #
In Python, we can accept inputs from users using several methods. The easiest and most common method is to use the input() function that comes with the Python language.
For example:
name = input("Enter your name: ")
print(f"Hello {name}!")
Try copying the above code into the game.py file created in the previous lesson, then run the program and enter your name when prompted.
Example of providing an input
$ python game.py
> Enter your name: James
> Hello James!
In addition to receiving input as a string, we can also receive input as a number. However, the input received from the input() function will always be a string type. Therefore, we need to convert the value from a string to a number using the int() or float() function.
For example, the code below has not yet converted the input value, so when running the code, the age variable will have the type of string:
age = input("How old are you: ")
print(type(age)) # <class 'str'>
When we convert the value received using the int() function, the data type will change. For example, in the code below, when the system receives an input, the int function will convert the data type to an integer.
age = int(input("How old are you: "))
print(type(age)) # <class 'int'>
Getting Started with Python
Data Types
Python Functions
Statements in Python
Basic Debugging in Python
Basic Algorithm
Object-Oriented Programming
Error Handling
Intermediate Algorithm
Python Modules