Change input() to always prompt to stderr

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BPO 1927
Nosy @terryjreedy, @jaraco, @ezio-melotti, @merwok, @vadmium, @serhiy-storchaka, @iritkatriel
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  • promptOutputFix.patch: A proposed patch to print raw_input prompts to standard out.
  • promptOutputFix3.patch: Fixes the input prompt issue on the Python3 branch.
  • promptOutputFix3.v2.patch
  • promptOutputFix3.v3.patch
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2008-01-24.20:21:17.610>
labels = ['interpreter-core', 'type-bug', '3.11']
title = 'Change input() to always prompt to stderr'
updated_at = <Date 2022-01-17.18:23:32.143>
user = 'https://github.com/smontanaro'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2022-01-17.18:23:32.143>
actor = 'iritkatriel'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Interpreter Core']
creation = <Date 2008-01-24.20:21:17.610>
creator = 'skip.montanaro'
dependencies = []
files = ['27269', '27270', '41246', '41654']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 1927
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 26.0
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nosy_count = 13.0
nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'jaraco', 'ggenellina', 'ezio.melotti', 'eric.araujo', 'mdomingues', 'martin.panter', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'Drekin', 'Daniel.Gonzalez', 'bhuvan', 'Carvell Scott', 'iritkatriel']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue1927'
versions = ['Python 3.11']

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