input

Asks the user to type something, and returns it as a string.

Synopsis

input(prompt)

Description

input shows the prompt, then waits until the user presses Enter. It returns what they typed, without the Enter.

The result is always a string, even when the user types a number. Use int or float to turn it into a number.

Parameters

Return value

A str: what the user typed.

Example

name = input("What's your name? ")
print(f"hello, {name}")

It prints:

What's your name? David
hello, David

Common mistake

x = input("x: ")
y = input("y: ")
print(x + y)

It prints:

x: 1
y: 2
12

input returns strings, and + joins strings, so 1 and 2 make 12. Convert first: x = int(input("x: ")).

See also

int, float, print

input in the Python documentation