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

A reliable way to address this is

from six.moves import input

six is a module which patches over many of the 2/3 common code base pain points.

Answer 2

How about the following one? Should allow you to use either raw_input or input in both Python2 and Python3 with the semantics of Python2's raw_input (aka the semantics of Python3's input)

# raw_input isn't defined in Python3.x, whereas input wasn't behaving like raw_input in Python 2.x
# this should make both input and raw_input work in Python 2.x/3.x like the raw_input from Python 2.x 
try: input = raw_input
except NameError: raw_input = input