Correct way to pause Python program

Question

I've been using the input function as a way to pause my scripts

print("something") 

wait = input("PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE.") 

print("something")

is there a formal way to do this?

Answer 1

You can use raw_input() in Python 2.X.  and alternatively, you could use time.sleep() if you want to pause for a certain number of seconds. See the code below:-

import time 

print("abc") 

time.sleep(4)

print("def") 

To know more about this you can have a look at the following video tutorial:-

Answer 2

For windows, you can try using the code given below:

import os

os.system("pause")