python library for user input

Question

I am implementing a small command line tool in python that needs to ask the user a couple of questions. I use

raw_input(\'Are you male or female?\')
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Answer 1

From the accepted answer to this question: the cmd library might be of interest to you.

"The Cmd class provides a simple framework for writing line-oriented command interpreters."

This Python Module of the Week page features it, and it has some examples and explanations.