How do I store user input WITHOUT using a list in Python?

Question

I'm currently trying to store user input as integers without appending them to a list or creating a list at all.

First off, I tried using 5 independent variables for each input (code below), and when this code is ran it gives something to the tune of:

The fahrenheits you entered are (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

How would I go about removing those parentheses?

firstFahr = int(input("Please enter a Fahrenheit temperature: "))
secondFahr = int(input("Please enter a Fahrenheit temperature: "))
thirdFahr = int(input("Please enter a third Fahrenheit temperature: "))
fourthFahr = int(input("PLease enter a fourth Fahrenheit temperature: "))
fifthFahr = int(input("Please enter a fifth Fahrenheit temperature: "))

enteredFahrs = firstFahr, secondFahr, thirdFahr, fourthFahr, fifthFahr


print("The fahrenheits you entered are", enteredFahrs)

Thanks for any help in advance and apologies if this seems like a noob question, as I'm quite new to Python.

Why do you want to avoid a list? A list is actually the sanest thing to use, here. (Note that in the code you pasted, there's no list - just a tuple.) — Reinderien, Sep 21 '19 at 02:04
Typically to store user input, common data structures such as a list, tuple, set, or dictionary are used. Currently you're storing the input as a tuple. I see no downside with using a list to store the variables . You can create a list like this `enteredFahrs = [firstFahr, secondFahr, thirdFahr, fourthFahr, fifthFahr]` — nathancy, Sep 21 '19 at 02:21

Reinderien · Answer 1 · 2019-09-21T02:41:46.310

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How about this:

prompts = ('first', 'second', 'third', 'fourth', 'fifth')
entered_fahrs = tuple(
   int(input(f'Please enter a {p} Fahrenheit temperature: '))
   for p in prompts
)
print(f'The Fahrenheits you entered are: {", ".join(str(f) for f in entered_fahrs)}')

If you really, truly want to avoid sequences, you can then do a simple unpack:

first_fahr, second_fahr, third_fahr, fourth_fahr, fifth_fahr = entered_fahrs

edited Sep 21 '19 at 02:41

answered Sep 21 '19 at 02:12

Reinderien

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...and what about "no list"? – Austin Sep 21 '19 at 02:14
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@Austin I suspect that what the OP wants and what they say they want are two different things. – Reinderien Sep 21 '19 at 02:15
I don't think so; but using list is definitely the way to go. – Austin Sep 21 '19 at 02:17
@Austin The OP is keeping mum on the topic, but for good measure I've shown how to unpack to avoid the detestable list. – Reinderien Sep 21 '19 at 02:22
I'll chime in here: I don't want a list. The specifications for what I'm doing, believe it or not, specify NO lists whatsoever...I already completed the program using a list, and that was simple, FWIW. I appreciate your answer :) – somethingsomewhere Sep 21 '19 at 02:30
@somethingsomewhere OK, well... all fixed, I guess. No more lists. – Reinderien Sep 21 '19 at 02:42

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 21 '19 at 02:58

This should solve your problem:

firstFahr = int(input("Please enter a Fahrenheit temperature: "))
secondFahr = int(input("Please enter a Fahrenheit temperature: "))
thirdFahr = int(input("Please enter a third Fahrenheit temperature: "))
fourthFahr = int(input("PLease enter a fourth Fahrenheit temperature: "))
fifthFahr = int(input("Please enter a fifth Fahrenheit temperature: "))

print("The fahrenheits you entered are", firstFahr, secondFahr, thirdFahr, fourthFahr, fifthFahr)

There are no lists whatsoever (and no parentheses as well).

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 21 '19 at 03:13

I doubt this is what you are really asked to do, but an alternative approach is to use a generator expression to avoid storing the variables entirely.

user_inputs = (
   int(input(f'Please enter a {p} Fahrenheit temperature: '))
   for p in ('first', 'second', 'third', 'fourth', 'fifth')
)

print("The fahrenheits you entered are", *user_inputs)

How do I store user input WITHOUT using a list in Python?

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