Python script with input not running unless I execute it on terminal

Question

I am currently working on some Python exercises and I downloaded two text editors: Brackets and Atom . I use them because I like to be able to run the program I'm writing with a simple shortcut instead of saving it and then opening it on terminal (I'm on OS X Yosemite):

python ex3.py

Most programs run just fine, but whenever I include a raw_input() function inside my program and I try to run it with a shortcut from Atom or Brackets, the console output just freezes. It doesn't show any error, and I actually can run the program on Terminal just fine.

I would like to enable this feature as it is much more convenient to run my code with a shortcut without having to save and switch programs everytime.

Thanks for your help!

Answer 1

With Atom, I know this is not just a python problem, I first encountered it with Ruby , it is due to the fact that Atom does not currently support STDIN .
The only current workaround (will only work for not very interactive scripts) is data file containing intended stdin input and a testing shell script eg:

#!/bin/bash
python3 test_script.py < data_file_with_input

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With Brackets, its issue page shows a number of freezing issues both closed issues and open ones. So I'd start there and see if you can find a solution or open an issue yourself if you fail to.

Answer 2

From what I can gather, Atom Script doesn't support raw_input. I can't find anything regarding Adobe Brackets, but I haven't had much success with third-party programs, so I would guess that there is a similar problem there. Is there any reason you're not using IDLE? If you're looking for a more IDE environment, I can also suggest using PyDev package in Eclipse.