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Python Take list as an input

from a user
In this lesson, You will learn how to input a list in
Python.

Using the Python input() function, we can accept a string,


integer, and character input from a user. Now, let see how
to get a list as input from a user.

Table of contents
 Get a list of numbers as input from a user

 Input a list using input() and range() function


 Input a list using a list comprehension
 Input a list using the map function
 Get a list of strings as an input from a user
 Accept a nested list as input
 Next Steps

Get a list of numbers as input


from a user
How to take a list as input in Python

1. Use an input() function

Use an input() function to accept the list elements from


a user in the format of a string separated by space.

2. Use split() function of string class

Next, use a split() function to split an input string by


space. The split() method splits a string into a list.

3. Use for loop and range() function to iterate a user list


Using a for loop and range() function, we can access each
element of the list along with the index number.

4. Convert each element of list into number

Convert each list element to an integer using


a int() function.
If you want a list of strings as input then skip this
step.

Example 1: Get a list of numbers as input from a user and


calculate the sum of it

input_string = input('Enter elements of a list separated by space ')


print("\n")
user_list = input_string.split()
# print list
print('list: ', user_list)

# convert each item to int type


for i in range(len(user_list)):
# convert each item to int type
user_list[i] = int(user_list[i])

# Calculating the sum of list elements


print("Sum = ", sum(user_list))

Run
Output:
Enter elements of a list separated by space 5 10 15 20 25 30

list: ['5', '10', '15', '20', '25', '30']

Sum = 105

Note: Python input() function always converts the user input


into a string then returns it to the calling program. With
those in mind, we converted each element into a number using
an int() function. If you want to accept a list with float
numbers you can use the float() function.

Solve:

 Python input and output exercise


 Python input and output quiz

Input a list using input() and range()


function
Let’s see how to accept Python list as an input without
using the split() method.

 First, create an empty list.


 Next, accept a list size from the user (i.e., the number
of elements in a list)
 Run loop till the size of a list using a for loop
and range() function
 use the input() function to receive a number from a user
 Add the current number to the list using
the append() function

number_list = []
n = int(input("Enter the list size "))

print("\n")
for i in range(0, n):
print("Enter number at index", i, )
item = int(input())
number_list.append(item)
print("User list is ", number_list)

Run
Output:

Enter the list size 5

Enter number at index 0

Enter number at index 1

10

Enter number at index 2

15

Enter number at index 3

20

Enter number at index 4

25

User list is [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]

Input a list using a list comprehension


List comprehension is a more straightforward method to
create a list from an existing list. It is generally a list
of iterables generated to include only the items that
satisfy a condition.
Let’ see how to use the list Comprehension to get the list
as an input from the user. First, decide the size of the
list.

Next, use the list comprehension to do the following tasks

 Get numbers from the user using the input() function.


 Split it string on whitespace and convert each number to
an integer using an int() function.
 Add all that numbers to the list.

n = int(input("Enter the size of the list "))


print("\n")
num_list = list(int(num) for num in input("Enter the list items separated by
space ").strip().split())[:n]

print("User list: ", num_list)

Run
Output:

Enter the size of the list 5

Enter the list items separated by space 2 4 6 8 10

User list: [2, 4, 6, 8, 10]

Input a list using the map function


Let’ see how to use the map() function to get a list as an
input from the user.

 First, decide the list size.


 Next, accept numbers from the user separated by space
 Next, use the map() function to wrap each user-entered
number in it and convert it into an int or float as per
your need
n = int(input("Enter the size of list : "))
print("\n")
numList = list(map(float, input("Enter the list numbers separated by space
").strip().split()))[:n]
print("User List: ", numList)

Run
Output:

Enter the size of list : 5

Enter the list numbers separated by space 2.5 5.5 7.5 10.5 12.5

User List: [2.5, 5.5, 7.5, 10.5, 12.5]

Get a list of strings as an input


from a user
Accept a string list from the user is very straightforward.

 Accept the list of strings from a user in the format of


a string separated by space.
 Use split() function on input string to splits a string
into a list of words.

input_string = input("Enter all family members name separated by space ")


# Split string into words
family_list = input_string.split(" ")

print("\n")
# Iterate a list
print("Printing all family member names")
for name in family_list:
print(name)

Run
Output:
Enter all family members name separated by space Jessa Emma Scott Kelly Tom

Printing all family member names

Jessa

Emma

Scott

Kelly

Tom

Accept a nested list as input


In this example, Let’s see how to get evenly sized lists
from the user. In simple words, Let’s see how to accept the
following list of lists from a user.

[[10, 20, 30], [40, 50, 60], [70, 80, 90]]

# accept nested list from user


list_size = int(input("Enter the number of sub list "))

print("\n")
final_list = [[int(input("Enter single number and press enter: ")) for _ in
range(list_size)] for _ in range(list_size)]
print("List is", final_list)

Run
Output:

Enter the number of sub list 3

Enter single number and press enter: 10

Enter single number and press enter: 20


Enter single number and press enter: 30

Enter single number and press enter: 40

Enter single number and press enter: 50

Enter single number and press enter: 60

Enter single number and press enter: 70

Enter single number and press enter: 80

Enter single number and press enter: 90

List is [[10, 20, 30], [40, 50, 60], [70, 80, 90]]

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