The input() function takes input from the user and returns it.
Example
name = input("Enter your name: ")
print(name)
# Output:
# Enter your name: James
# James
input() Syntax
input('prompt')
input() Parameters
By default, the function doesn't require any parameters; however, there is one optional parameter - prompt
- prompt - text displayed before the user input
input() Return Value
The function returns the user's input in the form of a string.
Example: Python input()
# get input from user
inputString = input('Enter a string: ')
print('Input String :', inputString)
Output
Enter a string: Python is fun Input String : Python is fun
Here,
- when the user runs the program, the prompt
Enter a string:is displayed on the screen - the user enters the input value
- the entered value is stored in inputString
- the program then prints the entered value using
print
Note: Always build a habit of using prompts and make it descriptive.
More on Python input()
Taking Integer Input
We can convert an input to an integer using int(). For example,
# convert user input to integer
num = int(input("Enter a number: "))
print(f'The integer number is: {num}')
Output
Enter a number: 2 The integer number is: 2
Taking Float Input
We can convert an input to a floating point using float(). For example,
# convert user input to float
float_num = float(input("Enter a floating number: "))
print(f'The floating number is: {float_num}')
Output
Enter a floating number: 2.4 The floating number is: 2.4
Note: To learn more about int() and float() conversion, visit explicit conversion.