Input a multiline string in python

Question

I am trying to create a simple programme that inputs a single multiline input and outputs it as a table.

input:

a
b
c

I know i could have done this is easily in python 2.7.5 by using:

input_string = raw_input("> ").splitlines()

this would return ['a', 'b', 'c']

however in python 3, the line:

input_string = input("> ").splitlines()

only returns ['a'] hence it only reads the first line of the input string.

Is there any way in python 3 to accept a multiline input? Thanks.

I believe this to be related. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11664443/raw-input-across-multiple-lines-in-python — Kelvin, Feb 26 '15 at 18:49
it is pointless to call `.splitlines()` on the output of `raw_input()` that reads at most one line. — jfs, Feb 26 '15 at 21:36
This not duplicate question at all. This is related to python 2 not python 3, as question says. — levi, Feb 26 '15 at 22:26

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 26 '15 at 18:47

3

just try.

aux = ''
'\n'.join(iter(input, aux))

answered Feb 26 '15 at 18:47

levi

@DSM oh yes, I forgot it, I changed it to `input`, thx. – levi Feb 26 '15 at 18:51

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