Input() or raw_input()

blue_rhinoceros · June 13, 2016, 8:54pm

I have used online compliers (for Python 3) and for sum reason, input() works but raw_input() doesn’t. Why is that? Is raw_input() out dated or is it only for Python 2

stetim94 · June 13, 2016, 9:10pm

raw_input is python2 only, it was removed on python3

ionatan · June 13, 2016, 9:13pm

raw_input was renamed to input

microrunner47689 · August 18, 2016, 3:27pm

Would it not be a good idea to update Codecademy’s Python version to 3?
I found that raw_input() -> input() change quite misleading, personally.

dt7777777 · August 21, 2016, 9:20pm

In Python 2, the function was raw_input(). In Python 3, the raw_input() function was renamed to input(). However, Python 2 also had an input() function that can be accessed in Python 3 with eval(input()).

zystvan · August 23, 2016, 2:42am

@microrunner47689 Yes, and Codecademy has plans to update their Python course sometime soon

pickausername · December 27, 2016, 8:50pm

@zystvan Any update on the Python course revamp?

stetim94 · December 27, 2016, 8:52pm

did you check codecademy blog?

appylpye · December 27, 2016, 9:24pm

The schedule in The official blog of Codecademy currently includes this in the list of expected updates …

Winter 2017 — Learn Python new course release

However, that item is last in the list, after other items that are scheduled for Summer, 2017. Does this mean that the planned updates are listed out of order, with the Python update being planned for early in 2017, or does it mean that we actually will not see an updated Python course until after the winter solstice at the end of 2017?