Taking user input boolean (True/False) values in Python

# Taking user input boolean (True/False) values in Python

To take user input boolean values:

1. Use the input() function to take input from the user.
2. Check if the provided value is equal to the strings True or False.
3. Perform an action if either condition is met.

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user_input = ''

while True:
    user_input = input('Subscribe to newsletter? True / False: ')

    if user_input.capitalize() == 'True':
        print('The user typed in True')
        break
    elif user_input.capitalize() == 'False':
        print('The user typed in False')
        break

    else:
        print('Enter True or False')
        continue

We used a while loop to iterate until the user enters a True or False value.

The input() function takes an optional prompt argument and writes it to standard output without a trailing newline.

The function then reads the line from the input, converts it to a string and returns the result.

Converting any non-empty string to a boolean returns True.

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print(bool('a'))  # 👉️ True

print(bool('False'))  # 👉️ True

print(bool(''))  # 👉️ False

This is why we compare the user input value to the strings True and False instead.

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user_input = ''

while True:
    user_input = input('Subscribe to newsletter? True / False: ')

    if user_input.capitalize() == 'True':
        print('The user typed in True')
        break
    elif user_input.capitalize() == 'False':
        print('The user typed in False')
        break

    else:
        print('Enter True or False')
        continue

The if statement checks if the user input value is equal to the string True.

If the condition is met, we print the value and break out of the while loop.

The break statement breaks out of the innermost enclosing for or while loop.

The str.capitalize() function returns a copy of the string with the first character capitalized and the rest lowercased.

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print('true'.capitalize())  # 👉️ 'True'

print('FALSE'.capitalize())  # 👉️ 'False'

The str.capitalize method makes sure the first letter of the input value is uppercase and the rest are lowercase.

If the provided value is neither True nor False, we use the continue statement to prompt the user again.

The continue statement continues with the next iteration of the loop.

If the input is valid, we use the break statement to exit out of the while loop.

# Additional Resources

You can learn more about the related topics by checking out the following tutorials:

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