''' Purpose: convert an input list of integers into an integer list
'''

# get input
reply = input( 'Enter integers: ' )

print()

# split reply into list of numeric strings
nbr_strings = reply.split()

#  see what we got
print( 'nbr_strings:', nbr_strings )

print()

# convert numeric text into list of numbers

# set up the accumulator to prepare for adding elements
numbers = []  # will correspond the integers that the yser provides. since we are accumulating it. we are going to
              # build up numbers one at a time.  that means the accumulator needs to start off as an empty list.

# process the strings of nbr_strings one-by-one
for ns in nbr_strings :
    # process the current numeric string

    # get numeric equivalent of ns
    nbr = int( ns )                     # get a conversion of string ns as n integer

    # add equivalent to list of numbers
    numbers.append( nbr )               # add current conversion to numbers.
    print( "numbers:", numbers )
    print()

    # print the updated list of numbers
    print( 'numbers:', numbers )