Trying to use raw input with functions

function, python, raw-input

Solution

`raw_input` will block until you type something in. When a newline is received (user presses enter) the value will be returned and can be stored. It does not appear you are ever trying to call your function `test`. Perhaps you want to try something like this (I can explain further if you need it)

name = raw_input("What is your name: ")

def test(username):
    print "Hi %s, this will be amazing if it works" % (username,)

test(name)

Based on your other comments, this is the safe way to do this:

# Define two functions test() and other()
def test():
    print "OMG, it works..."

def other():
    print "I can call multiple functions"

# This will be to handle input for a function we don't have
def fail():
    print "You gave a bad function name.  I only know about %s" % (", ".join(funcs.keys()))

# This is a dictionary - a set of keys and values.  
# Read about dictionaries, they are wonderful.  
# Essentially, I am storing a reference to the function
# as a value for each key which is the value I expect the user to ender.
funcs = {"test": test, "other": other}

# Get the input from the user and remove any trailing whitespace just in case.
target = raw_input("Function to run? ").strip()

# This is the real fun.  We have the value target, which is what the user typed in
# To access the value from the dictionary based on the key we can use several methods.
# A common one would be to use funcs[target]
# However, we can't be sure that the user entered either "test" or "other", so we can 
# use another method for getting a value from a dictionary.  The .get method let's us
# specify a key to get the value for, as wel as letting us provide a default value if
# the key does not exist.  So, if you have the key "test", then you get the reference to 
# the function test.  If you have the key "other", then you get the reference to the 
# function other.  If you enter anything else, you get a reference to the function fail.

# Now, you would normally write "test()" if you wanted to execute test.  Well the 
# parenthesis are just calling the function.  You now have a reference to some function
# so to call it, you have the parenthesis on the end.
funcs.get(target, fail)()

# The above line could be written like this instead
function_to_call = funcs.get(target, fail)
function_to_call()

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