Damian Archer wrote:
> # User inputs numbers to compare, z is for the index counter
> x = input("Enter a number between 1 and 0: ")
> y = input("Enter a second number between 1 and 0: ")
We generally discourage the use of input(), it is (arguably) a security
hole -
http://www.wellho.net/mouth/956_Python-security-trouble-with-input.html
and a rather contentious discussion on this very list -
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/tutor/2007-August/056328.html
- and it doesn't validate the input. A better way to write this would be
x = float(raw_input("Enter a number between 1 and 0: "))
y = float(raw_input("Enter a second number between 1 and 0: "))
which is safer and guarantees that x and y are floating point numbers.
Kent
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