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pythonconsole-application
alex
alex

Reputation: 1

different results in IDLE and Windows console

I write this simple bit of code (Python 3.2 on Win32):

def main():
    decision = input('¿Send mail? (y/n): ')
    if decision == "y":
        sender()
        print("Mail sent.")
    else:
        print("Cancelled.")
    input()

def sender():
    print("In sender ... ")
    pass

main()

and it works as expected in IDLE, but in the Windows console it surprisingly says 'cancelled' when you choose 'y'.

Now this makes no sense to me, Can you please help me see what's wrong?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 143

Answers (1)

Jim Garrison
Jim Garrison

Reputation: 86754

I suggest you read the definition of input(). It is not recommended for general user input as it expects syntactically valid Python code and eval()s it.

Upvotes: 1

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