Get a list of numbers as input from the user

input, list, python

Solution

In Python 3.x, use this.

a = [int(x) for x in input().split()]

Example

>>> a = [int(x) for x in input().split()]
3 4 5
>>> a
[3, 4, 5]
>>> 

Problem

I tried to use `input` (Py3) /`raw_input()` (Py2) to get a list of numbers, however with the code ``` numbers = input() print(len(numbers)) ``` the input `[1,2,3]` and `1 2 3` gives a result of `7` and `5` respectively – it seems to interpret the input as if it were a string. Is there any direct way to make a list out of it? Maybe I could use `re.findall` to extract the integers, but if possible, I would prefer to use a more Pythonic solution.

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