Multiple lines user input in command-line Python application

Question

Is there any easy way to handle multiple lines user input in command-line Python application?

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Answer 1

You could get the text from clipboard without any additional actions which raw_input() requires from a user to paste the multiline text:

import Tkinter
root = Tkinter.Tk()
root.withdraw()

text = root.clipboard_get()

root.destroy()

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