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Taking user input in python

Taking user input
In python, to request input from the user you use the "input()" statement
The input value can then be assigned and used in the program I.e
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When requesting input from the user you can print a statement telling the user the required format an input is required in
This is done by typing
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You can also request integers by using the int() statement
So it'll be like this
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With this, we can then make our first program as written in the last session more flexible by writing.
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