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I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between raw_input and input. Can someone dumb it down for me?
Thank you,
Emily Senechal

Basically, raw_input = eval(input). The detail is that raw_input returns a string. However input tries to evaluate that string as a Python expression before returning the result.

That's how it works in Python 2.7 and earlier. In Python 3.0 and later, raw_input does not exist, and input works like raw_input in 2.7 (it just returns a string without trying to evaluate it.

If at all possible you should use Python 3.0 or later (current 3.7 I believe). End of life for Python 2.7 is in a little over a year.