lightcli.py
def long_input(prompt='Multi-line input\n' + \
        'Enter EOF on a blank line to end ' + \
        '(ctrl-D in *nix, ctrl-Z in windows)',
        maxlines = None, maxlength = None):
    """Get a multi-line string as input"""
    
    lines = []
    print(prompt)
    lnum = 1

    try:
        while True:
            
            if maxlines:
            
                if lnum > maxlines:
                    break
                
                else:
                    if maxlength:
                        lines.append(string_input('')[:maxlength])
                    else:
                        lines.append(string_input(''))
                    lnum += 1
            
            else:
                if maxlength:
                    lines.append(string_input('')[:maxlength])
                else:
                    lines.append(string_input(''))

    except EOFError:
        pass
    finally:
        return '\n'.join(lines)
def long_input(prompt='Multi-line input\n' + \
        'Enter EOF on a blank line to end ' + \
        '(ctrl-D in *nix, ctrl-Z in windows)',
        maxlines = None, maxlength = None):
    lines = []
    print(prompt)
    lnum = 1

    try:
        while True:
            
            if maxlines:
            
                if lnum > maxlines:
                    break
                
                else:
                    if maxlength:
                        lines.append(string_input('')[:maxlength])
                    else:
                        lines.append(string_input(''))
                    lnum += 1
            
            else:
                if maxlength:
                    lines.append(string_input('')[:maxlength])
                else:
                    lines.append(string_input(''))

    except EOFError:
        pass
    finally:
        return '\n'.join(lines)
def long_input ( prompt = 'Multi-line input\n' + 'Enter EOF on a blank line to end ' + '(ctrl-D in *nix, ctrl-Z in windows)' , maxlines = None , maxlength = None ) : lines = [ ] print ( prompt ) lnum = 1 try : while True : if maxlines : if lnum > maxlines : break else : if maxlength : lines . append ( string_input ( '' ) [ : maxlength ] ) else : lines . append ( string_input ( '' ) ) lnum += 1 else : if maxlength : lines . append ( string_input ( '' ) [ : maxlength ] ) else : lines . append ( string_input ( '' ) ) except EOFError : pass finally : return '\n' . join ( lines )
Get a multi-line string as input
Get a multi - line string as input