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.