Python, how to input a complex number

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(04-29-2021 02:36 PM)Dirk.nl Wrote:  According to Python documents, you can enter a complex number like this; var=complex(input())
For example, 3+5j
The Python App gives an error message here.
Could someone for me test / try this and explain what I'm doing wrong ?

Looking online, it seems input cannot directly pass a complex number to complex().
I haven't tried this, but it's suggested to take a string as input then convert to complex number:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/57403645

Code:


a = input() # user will enter 3+5j 
a = complex(a) # then this will be converted into complex number.

Edit: hmm ignore my post, other posts at tht url suggest your syntax should work as is.