How do I use raw_input in Python 3

Question

import sys
print(sys.platform)
print(2**100)
raw_input()

I am using Python 3.1 and can\'t get the raw_input to \"freeze\" the dos pop-

Answer 1

Probably not the best solution, but before I came here I just made this on the fly to keep working without having a quick break from study.

def raw_input(x):
  input(x)

Then when I run raw_input('Enter your first name: ') on the script I was working on, it captures it as does input() would.

There may be a reason not to do this, that I haven't come across yet!