Andre Roberge wrote: > The various possibilities mentioned in various forums include: > > ask() > ask_user() > get_string() > input() # rejected by BDFL > prompt() > read() > user_input() > get_response()
why not call it "readline", and define it as import sys def readline(): return sys.stdin.readline() ? if you include the definition in the docstring, you get a nice little lead-in to a discussion about modules and object access syntax. </F> _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com