# KeyboardInput.py
# Charles Van Loan
# January 1, 2015
""" Compares the input and raw_input functions
"""

# With the input function, the response is either a number of a string enclosed
# in quotes. 
x = input('Enter a number: ')
y = x+x
print x, y
s = input('Enter a string in quotes: ')
t = s+s
print s,t

# With raw_input, the response is neve in quotes and the result
# is always a string
s = raw_input('Enter a string with no quotes: ')
t = s+s
print s,t

# If the input "quoteless" string encdes a number, you have to
# convert it to a numerical type if you intend to use it in an
# arithmetic expression
x = raw_input('Enter something like 12.345 :')
x = float(x)
y = x+x
print x,y