Where is the stdin if `input()` not assigned to a variable

Asked Apr 05 '18 at 09:08

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In shell script,
If no variables are listed after the read command,
a default variable: REPLY will be assigned all the input

    $ read
    test
    $ echo $REPLY
    test

Nevertheless, in python

    In [1]: input(": ")
    : test
    Out[1]: 'test'
    In [2]: #it's gone

Where could I find the 'test'?

asked Apr 05 '18 at 09:08

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@Farhan.K wrong, you can use `_` for this – Jean-François Fabre Apr 05 '18 at 09:10
@Jean-FrançoisFabre My bad. Didn't know `_` automatically gets assigned – Farhan.K Apr 05 '18 at 09:11
no problem! now you know at least. I learned it reading stackoverflow site a few months ago. – Jean-François Fabre Apr 05 '18 at 09:13
`Out[1]` will also give you the same thing in IPython shell. – ayhan Apr 05 '18 at 09:24

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