How to take n inputs in python

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We often encounter a situation when we need to take number/string as input from the user. In this article, we will see how to get as input a list from the user. 

Examples: 
 

Input : n = 4,  ele = 1 2 3 4
Output :  [1, 2, 3, 4]

Input : n = 6, ele = 3 4 1 7 9 6
Output : [3, 4, 1, 7, 9, 6]

Code #1: Basic example 
 

Python3

lst = []

n = int(input("Enter number of elements : "))

for i in range(0, n):

    ele = int(input())

    lst.append(ele)

print(lst)

Output: 
 

  
Code #2: With handling exception 
 

Python3

try:

    my_list = []

    while True:

        my_list.append(int(input()))

except:

    print(my_list)

Output: 
 

  
Code #3: Using map() 
 

Python3

n = int(input("Enter number of elements : "))

a = list(map(int,input("\nEnter the numbers : ").strip().split()))[:n]

print("\nList is - ", a)

Output: 
 

  
Code #4: List of lists as input 
 

Python3

lst = [ ]

n = int(input("Enter number of elements : "))

for i in range(0, n):

    ele = [input(), int(input())]

    lst.append(ele)

print(lst)

Output: 
 

Code #5: Using List Comprehension and Typecasting 
 

Python3

lst1 = []  

lst2 = []  

lst1 = [int(item) for item in input("Enter the list items : ").split()]

lst2 = [item for item in input("Enter the list items : ").split()]

print(lst1)

print(lst2)

Output: