How to repeat an instruction of raw_input

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I have a question: how to repeat an instruction of raw_input in python 2.7.5?

print("This is a NotePad")
main = raw_input()

this is the code(I started 3 minutes ago.) I can't find an answer to my question on Google.

This is the code with me trying but suffering

print("This is a NotePad")
main = raw_input()

for i in range(12000):
    main

The error is Process finished with exit code 0 Okay, it's not an error but it's not what I was expecting.

you need to call main the same way you called raw_input (they're both functions) — Paul H
– Paul H, Commented Jan 20, 2023 at 17:52
Maybe you should explain why you possibly would want to be using Python 2 when it's been dead and deprecated for over 3 years — Random Davis
– Random Davis, Commented Jan 20, 2023 at 17:52
for i in range(12000): raw input()? Also you should be using Python 3. — jfaccioni
– jfaccioni, Commented Jan 20, 2023 at 17:52
main isn't a function; it's str returned by a function. — chepner
– chepner, Commented Jan 20, 2023 at 17:54
What were you expecting? Assume Python 3 and replace raw_input with input, and this question still isn't really asking anything. — chepner
– chepner, Commented Jan 20, 2023 at 17:55

chepner · Accepted Answer · 2023-01-20 18:00:43Z

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main = raw_input() does not make main a "macro" equivalent to raw_input(). It assigns the return value of a single call of raw_input to the name main. The closest thing to what you appear to be trying to do is to assign the value of the name raw_input itself (the function) to the name main, then call that function in the loop.

main = raw_input  # Another name for the same function

for i in range(12000):
    # Resolve the name lookup, then call the resulting function
    main()

answered Jan 20, 2023 at 18:00

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2 Comments

user20977379 Over a year ago

what di I need to write?

chepner Over a year ago

What do you mean? This is complete code, though it doesn't do anything interesting. It will ask you for 12000 lines of input, then exit.

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