> The miscommunication is that you write as though you are correcting me,
when in reality you are just adding additional information.
No, it's not a miscommunication. I was correcting you.
> It is for integers. If I said, "it is only for integers" then I could see
your point.
I disagree. Python 2's "input" is not for integers; it's for Python
expressions.
Let me put it this way: using eval to convert a string to a number is
extremely error-prone; literally every kind of error can happen depending on
what the user enters, and literally any kind of value can be returned, even a
string or even a function (via lambda). It can never lead to good design.
What you should use for inputting integers is the int function on a string
grabbed by raw_input. That way, all incorrect entries will raise a
ValueError, and you can deal with it properly.
