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Aswin Murugesh
Aswin Murugesh

Reputation: 11070

input in if condition in python

Can inputting and checking be done in the same line in python?

Eg) in C we have 

if (scanf("%d",&a))

The above statement if block works if an integer input is given. But similarly,

if a=input():

Doesn't work in python. Is there a way to do it?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 725

Answers (2)

John La Rooy
John La Rooy

Reputation: 304137

You can't do it. This was a deliberate design choice for Python because this construct is good for causing hard to find bugs.

see @Jonathan's comment on the question for an example

Upvotes: 6

user764357
user764357

Reputation:

No, Python can't do assignment as part of the condition of an if statement. The only way to do it is on two lines:

a=input()
if a:
    // Your code here
    pass

This is by design, as it means that assignment is maintained as an atomic action, independent of comparison. This can help with readability of the code, which in turn limits the potential introduction of bugs.

Upvotes: 9

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