Python: how to accept user input from keyboard at runtime

Question

Is there any Python function that I can use to accept user input from the keyboard at runtime? It should be something similar to the scanf() function in C.

Answer 1

The input() function can be used to accept input from the keyboard at runtime? The function prompts for input from the user and waits for it.

Here is an example:

>>> name = input("Enter your name:")
Enter your name:hello world
>>> name
'hello world'
>>>