How to take an input and run it a code in Python 3

Asked Feb 28 '19 at 06:50

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I am writing a program that responds to user input by keyword and I'm early into development. I want to take user input not as a string or integer but as just plain python and to be able to spit that back out. here's the line that i have for input:

    userword=input("->")
    print("userword")

Say the user input is "blue". blue is a variable that is blue=function[3] (function being a list). How can I take the user saying blue as the variable blue not as a string "blue"?

edited Feb 28 '19 at 06:53

asked Feb 28 '19 at 06:50

Unwanted Telemarketer

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Edit the question with what you have done till now. – bhatnaushad Feb 28 '19 at 06:52
sorry didn't know it would post immediately – Unwanted Telemarketer Feb 28 '19 at 06:53
I think, a file would be a good option to do that. Make user write in the file. And then read it. – bhatnaushad Feb 28 '19 at 06:54
is there any way to do it without external files – Unwanted Telemarketer Feb 28 '19 at 06:56
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I guess you want to `eval()` the input. Or maybe `exec()` – Aemyl Feb 28 '19 at 06:57
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This is almost certainly *not* what you want to do. What problem are you actually trying to solve? This is an [XY Problem](http://xyproblem.info) – Adam Smith Feb 28 '19 at 06:58

How to take an input and run it a code in Python 3

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