#note: Python 2.7 users should use `raw_input`, the equivalent of 3.X's `input`
age = int(input("Please enter your age: "))
if age >= 18:
    print("You are able to vote in the United States!")
else:
    print("You are not able to vote in the United States.")

while True:
    try:
        # Note: Python 2.x users should use raw_input, the equivalent of 3.x's input
        age = int(input("Please enter your age: "))
    except ValueError:
        print("Sorry, I didn't understand that.")
        #better try again... Return to the start of the loop
        continue
    else:
        #age was successfully parsed!
        #we're ready to exit the loop.
        break
if age >= 18:
    print("You are able to vote in the United States!")
else:
    print("You are not able to vote in the United States.")

while True:
    data = input("Please enter a loud message (must be all caps): ")
    if not data.isupper():
        print("Sorry, your response was not loud enough.")
        continue
    else:
        #we're happy with the value given.
        #we're ready to exit the loop.
        break

while True:
    data = input("Pick an answer from A to D:")
    if data.lower() not in ('a', 'b', 'c', 'd'):
        print("Not an appropriate choice.")
    else:
        break

while True:
    try:
        age = int(input("Please enter your age: "))
    except ValueError:
        print("Sorry, I didn't understand that.")
        continue

    if age < 0:
        print("Sorry, your response must not be negative.")
        continue
    else:
        #age was successfully parsed, and we're happy with its value.
        #we're ready to exit the loop.
        break
if age >= 18:
    print("You are able to vote in the United States!")
else:
    print("You are not able to vote in the United States.")

def get_non_negative_int(prompt):
    while True:
        try:
            value = int(input(prompt))
        except ValueError:
            print("Sorry, I didn't understand that.")
            continue

        if value < 0:
            print("Sorry, your response must not be negative.")
            continue
        else:
            break
    return value

age = get_non_negative_int("Please enter your age: ")
kids = get_non_negative_int("Please enter the number of children you have: ")
salary = get_non_negative_int("Please enter your yearly earnings, in dollars: ")

def sanitised_input(prompt, type_=None, min_=None, max_=None, range_=None):
    if min_ is not None and max_ is not None and max_ < min_:
        raise ValueError("min_ must be less than or equal to max_.")
    while True:
        ui = input(prompt)
        if type_ is not None:
            try:
                ui = type_(ui)
            except ValueError:
                print("Input type must be {0}.".format(type_.__name__))
                continue
        if max_ is not None and ui > max_:
            print("Input must be less than or equal to {0}.".format(max_))
        elif min_ is not None and ui < min_:
            print("Input must be greater than or equal to {0}.".format(min_))
        elif range_ is not None and ui not in range_:
            if isinstance(range_, range):
                template = "Input must be between {0.start} and {0.stop}."
                print(template.format(range_))
            else:
                template = "Input must be {0}."
                if len(range_) == 1:
                    print(template.format(*range_))
                else:
                    print(template.format(" or ".join((", ".join(map(str,
                                                                     range_[:-1])),
                                                       str(range_[-1])))))
        else:
            return ui

age = sanitised_input("Enter your age: ", int, 1, 101)
answer = sanitised_input("Enter your answer: ", str.lower, range_=('a', 'b', 'c', 'd'))

data = input("Please enter a loud message (must be all caps): ")
while not data.isupper():
    print("Sorry, your response was not loud enough.")
    data = input("Please enter a loud message (must be all caps): ")

def get_non_negative_int(prompt):
    try:
        value = int(input(prompt))
    except ValueError:
        print("Sorry, I didn't understand that.")
        return get_non_negative_int(prompt)

    if value < 0:
        print("Sorry, your response must not be negative.")
        return get_non_negative_int(prompt)
    else:
        return value

age = None
while age is None:
    input_value = input("Please enter your age: ")
    try:
        # try and convert the string input to a number
        age = int(input_value)
    except ValueError:
        # tell the user off
        print("{input} is not a number, please enter a number only".format(input=input_value))
if age >= 18:
    print("You are able to vote in the United States!")
else:
    print("You are not able to vote in the United States.")

Please enter your age: *potato*
potato is not a number, please enter a number only
Please enter your age: *5*
You are not able to vote in the United States.

f=lambda age: (age.isdigit() and ((int(age)>=18  and "Can vote" ) or "Cannot vote")) or
f(input("invalid input. Try againnPlease enter your age: "))
print(f(input("Please enter your age: ")))

def read_single_keypress() -> str:
    """Waits for a single keypress on stdin.
    -- from :: https://stackoverflow.com/a/6599441/4532996
    """

    import termios, fcntl, sys, os
    fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
    # save old state
    flags_save = fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_GETFL)
    attrs_save = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
    # make raw - the way to do this comes from the termios(3) man page.
    attrs = list(attrs_save) # copy the stored version to update
    # iflag
    attrs[0] &= ~(termios.IGNBRK | termios.BRKINT | termios.PARMRK
                  | termios.ISTRIP | termios.INLCR | termios. IGNCR
                  | termios.ICRNL | termios.IXON )
    # oflag
    attrs[1] &= ~termios.OPOST
    # cflag
    attrs[2] &= ~(termios.CSIZE | termios. PARENB)
    attrs[2] |= termios.CS8
    # lflag
    attrs[3] &= ~(termios.ECHONL | termios.ECHO | termios.ICANON
                  | termios.ISIG | termios.IEXTEN)
    termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSANOW, attrs)
    # turn off non-blocking
    fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFL, flags_save & ~os.O_NONBLOCK)
    # read a single keystroke
    try:
        ret = sys.stdin.read(1) # returns a single character
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        ret = 0
    finally:
        # restore old state
        termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSAFLUSH, attrs_save)
        fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFL, flags_save)
    return ret

def until_not_multi(chars) -> str:
    """read stdin until !(chars)"""
    import sys
    chars = list(chars)
    y = ""
    sys.stdout.flush()
    while True:
        i = read_single_keypress()
        _ = sys.stdout.write(i)
        sys.stdout.flush()
        if i not in chars:
            break
        y += i
    return y

def _can_you_vote() -> str:
    """a practical example:
    test if a user can vote based purely on keypresses"""
    print("can you vote? age : ", end="")
    x = int("0" + until_not_multi("0123456789"))
    if not x:
        print("nsorry, age can only consist of digits.")
        return
    print("your age is", x, "nYou can vote!" if x >= 18 else "Sorry! you can't vote")

_can_you_vote()

$ ./input_constrain.py
can you vote? age : a
sorry, age can only consist of digits.
$ ./input_constrain.py
can you vote? age : 23<RETURN>
your age is 23
You can vote!
$ _

def validate_age(age):
    if age >=0 :
        return True
    return False

while True:
    try:
        age = int(raw_input("Please enter your age:"))
        if validate_age(age): break
    except ValueError:
        print "Error: Invalid age."

def takeInput(required):
  print 'ooo or OOO to exit'
  ans = raw_input('Enter: ')

  if not ans:
      print "You entered nothing...!"
      return takeInput(required)

      ##  FOR Exit  ##
  elif ans in ['ooo', 'OOO']:
    print "Closing instance."
    exit()

  else:
    if ans.isdigit():
      current = 'int'
    elif set('[~!@#$%^&*()_+{}":/']+$').intersection(ans):
      current = 'other'
    elif isinstance(ans,basestring):
      current = 'str'
    else:
      current = 'none'

  if required == current :
    return ans
  else:
    return takeInput(required)

## pass the value in which type you want [str/int/special character(as other )]
print "input: ", takeInput('str')

while True:
    try:
       age = int(input("Please enter your age: "))
       if age >= 18:
           print("You are able to vote in the United States!")
           break
       else:
           print("You are not able to vote in the United States.")
           break
    except ValueError:
       print("Please enter a valid response")

def getValidInt(iMaxAttemps = None):
  iCount = 0
  while True:
    # exit when maximum attempt limit has expired
    if iCount != None and iCount > iMaxAttemps:
       return 0     # return as default value

    i = raw_input("Enter no")
    try:
       i = int(i)
    except ValueError as e:
       print "Enter valid int value"
    else:
       break

    return i

age = getValidInt()
# do whatever you want to do.

# If your input value is only a number then use "Value.isdigit() == False".
# If you need an input that is a text, you should remove "Value.isdigit() == False".
def Input(Message):
    Value = None
    while Value == None or Value.isdigit() == False:
        try:
            Value = str(input(Message)).strip()
        except InputError:
            Value = None
    return Value

# Example:
age = 0
# If we suppose that our age is between 1 and 150 then input value accepted,
# else it's a wrong value.
while age <=0 or age >150:
    age = int(Input("Please enter your age: "))
    # For terminating program, the user can use 0 key and enter it as an a value.
    if age == 0:
        print("Terminating ...")
        exit(0)

if age >= 18 and age <=150:
    print("You are able to vote in the United States!")
else:
    print("You are not able to vote in the United States.")

while True:
    age = input("Please enter your age: ")
    if age.isdigit():
        age = int(age)
        break
    else:
        print("Invalid number '{age}'. Try again.".format(age=age))

if age >= 18:
    print("You are able to vote in the United States!")
else:
    print("You are not able to vote in the United States.")

while True:

    var = True

    try:
        age = int(input("Please enter your age: "))

    except ValueError:
        print("Invalid input.")
        var = False

    if var == True:
        if age >= 18:
                print("You are able to vote in the United States.")
                break
        else:
            print("You are not able to vote in the United States.")

while True:
    name = input("Enter Your Namen")
    if not name:
        print("I did not understood that")
        continue
    else:
        break

while True:
    try:
        salary = float(input("whats ur salaryn"))
    except ValueError:
        print("I did not understood that")
        continue
    else:
        break

while True:
    try:
        print("whats ur age?")
        age = int(float(input()))
    except ValueError:
        print("I did not understood that")
        continue
    else:
        break

print("Hello "+ name +  "nYour salary is " + str(salary) + 'nand you will be ' + str(age+1) +' in a Year')

#note: Python 2.7 users should use raw_input, the equivalent of 3.X's input
while(1):
    try:
        age = int(input("Please enter your age: "))
        if age >= 18:
            print("You are able to vote in the United States!")
            break()
        else:
            print("You are not able to vote in the United States.")
            break()
    except:
        print("Please only enter numbers ")

class ValidationError(ValueError):
    """Special validation error - its message is supposed to be printed"""
    pass

def RangeValidator(text,num,r):
    """Generic validator - raises 'text' as ValidationError if 'num' not in range 'r'."""
    if num in r:
        return num
    raise ValidationError(text)

def ValidCol(c):
    """Specialized column validator providing text and range."""
    return RangeValidator("Columns must be in the range of 0 to 3 (inclusive)",
                          c, range(4))

def ValidRow(r):
    """Specialized row validator providing text and range."""
    return RangeValidator("Rows must be in the range of 5 to 15(exclusive)",
                          r, range(5,15))

def GetInt(text, validator=None):
    """Aks user for integer input until a valid integer is given. If provided,
    a 'validator' function takes the integer and either raises a
    ValidationError to be printed or returns the valid number.
    Non integers display a simple error message."""
    print()
    while True:
        n = input(text)
        try:
            n = int(n)

            return n if validator is None else validator(n)

        except ValueError as ve:
            # prints ValidationErrors directly - else generic message:
            if isinstance(ve, ValidationError):
                print(ve)
            else:
                print("Invalid input: ", n)


column = GetInt("Pleased enter column: ", ValidCol)
row = GetInt("Pleased enter row: ", ValidRow)
print( row, column)

Pleased enter column: 22
Columns must be in the range of 0 to 3 (inclusive)
Pleased enter column: -2
Columns must be in the range of 0 to 3 (inclusive)
Pleased enter column: 2
Pleased enter row: a
Invalid input:  a
Pleased enter row: 72
Rows must be in the range of 5 to 15(exclusive)
Pleased enter row: 9

9, 2

def validate_input(prompt, error_map):
    while True:
        try:
            data = int(input(prompt))
            # Insert your non-exception-throwing conditionals here
            assert data > 0
            return data
        # Print whatever text you want the user to see
        # depending on how they messed up
        except tuple(error_map.keys()) as e:
            print(error_map[type(e)])

d = {ValueError: 'Integers only', AssertionError: 'Positive numbers only',
     KeyboardInterrupt: 'You can never leave'}
user_input = validate_input("Positive number: ", d)

# Assuming Python3
import sys

class ValidationError(ValueError):  # thanks Patrick Artner
    pass

def validate_input(prompt, cast=str, cond=(lambda x: True), onerror=None):
    if onerror==None: onerror = {}
    while True:
        try:
            data = cast(input(prompt))
            if not cond(data): raise ValidationError
            return data
        except tuple(onerror.keys()) as e:  # thanks Daniel Q
            print(onerror[type(e)], file=sys.stderr)

# No validation, equivalent to simple input:
anystr = validate_input("Enter any string: ")

# Get a string containing only letters:
letters = validate_input("Enter letters: ",
    cond=str.isalpha,
    onerror={ValidationError: "Only letters, please!"})

# Get a float in [0, 100]:
percentage = validate_input("Percentage? ",
    cast=float, cond=lambda x: 0.0<=x<=100.0,
    onerror={ValidationError: "Must be between 0 and 100!",
             ValueError: "Not a number!"})

age = validate_input("Please enter your age: ",
        cast=int, cond=lambda a:0<=a<150,
        onerror={ValidationError: "Enter a plausible age, please!",
                 ValueError: "Enter an integer, please!"})
if age >= 18:
    print("You are able to vote in the United States!")
else:
    print("You are not able to vote in the United States.")

from ast import literal_eval

''' This function is used to identify the data type of input data.'''
def input_type(input_data):
    try:
        return type(literal_eval(input_data))
    except (ValueError, SyntaxError):
        return str

flag = True

while(flag):
    age = raw_input("Please enter your age: ")

    if input_type(age)==float or input_type(age)==int:
        if eval(age)>=18:
            print("You are able to vote in the United States!")
            flag = False
        elif eval(age)>0 and eval(age)<18:
            print("You are not able to vote in the United States.")
            flag = False
        else: print("Please enter a valid number as your age.")

    else: print("Sorry, I didn't understand that.")