The difference between raw_input() and input()

text = raw_input("Enter a string:") treats the user's input as a string (str), that is, text is a string.

num = input("Enter a number:") treats the user's input as a number (int or float), that is, num is a number.

Test:

>>>text = raw_input("Enter a string:")

Enter a string: hello

>>> print type(text)

Output: < ;type 'str'>

>>>num = input("Enter a number:")

Enter a number:12.4

>>>print type(num)

output: