Get a list of numbers as input from the user

Question

I tried to use raw_input() to get a list of numbers, however with the code

numbers = raw_input()
print len(numbers)

the input

Answer 1

You can use .split()

numbers = raw_input().split(",")
print len(numbers)

This will still give you strings, but it will be a list of strings.

If you need to map them to a type, use list comprehension:

numbers = [int(n, 10) for n in raw_input().split(",")]
print len(numbers)

If you want to be able to enter in any Python type and have it mapped automatically and you trust your users IMPLICITLY then you can use eval