How can i provide a user input and an if statement in python

Question

i am making a something on the raspberry pi that will give you stock prices. here is the code:

import ystockquote
tickerSymbol = 'ADSK'
allInfo = ystockquote.get_all(tickerSymbol)
print tickerSymbol + " Price = " + allInfo["price"]

I first had to download ystockquote on the pi to get the stockquotes from yahoo finance. The tickerSymbol is where you type in the company's name(abbreviation, ADSK is autodesk). what i want to do is manually type in the company abbreviation and then it will provide the price. i have tried things that i thought would work. not the experienced though with python than i am with c++.

use raw_input()(Python 2.x) or input() (Python3.x) to get input from the keyboard. — Vivek Sable
– Vivek Sable, Commented Mar 6, 2015 at 15:12

Vivek Sable · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-06 15:21:16Z

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Use raw_input() for Python 2.x and input() for Python 3.x

Demo:

>>> user_input = raw_input("Enter value:")
Enter value:test
>>> print user_input
test
>>>

Use break statement if you want to get User Input in any loop to come out from the loop.

Demo

>>> while True:
...    user_input = raw_input("Enter value:")
...    if user_input.lower()=="no":
...         print "break while loop"
...         break
...    print "User Value:", user_input
... 
Enter value:test
User Value: test
Enter value:test1
User Value: test1
Enter value:No
break while loop
>>>

edited Mar 6, 2015 at 15:21

answered Mar 6, 2015 at 15:15

Vivek Sable

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MrAlexBailey · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-06 15:12:50Z

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You could use something like this:

while True:
    tickerSymbol = raw_input('Enter a stock symbol: ')
    allInfo = ystockquote.get_all(tickerSymbol)
    print tickerSymbol + " Price = " + allInfo["price"]

Encapsulating this in a while True: loop will allow the user to continue to get new quotes without having to restart the program.

Also as stated above use raw_input() for 2.x and input() for 3+

answered Mar 6, 2015 at 15:12

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