Python 2.7: using input/raw_input after read something from stdin

My program first read something from stdin. After finished, ask the user to input something just like the codes shown in below: #!/usr/bin/env python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- import sys a = sys.stdin.readline() print 'stdin is ' + a b = raw_input("Input: ") print 'user input: ' + b When I run echo "111" | ./main.py It output: stdin is 111 Input: Traceback (most recent call last): File "./main.py", line 9, in <module> b = raw_input("Input: ") EOFError: EOF when reading a line Any idea how it could work? Env: Python 2.7.11 (default, Dec 5 2015, 14:44:53) with OSX Thanks! edit: In order to eliminate the confusion, the code now change to the following: #!/usr/bin/env python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # vim: set noexpandtab tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2 softtabstop=-1 fileencoding=utf-8: import sys a = '' for line in sys.stdin: a += line print 'stdin is ' + a b = raw_input("Input: ") edit2: Try (echo -e "something" && cat) | ./main.py, but no luck edit3: the best way I can think about is to pass a file descriptor instead of stdin: #!/usr/bin/env python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # vim: set noexpandtab tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2 softtabstop=-1 fileencoding=utf-8: import sys a = '' with open(sys.argv[1]) as f: for line in f: a += line print 'stdin is ' + a b = raw_input("Input: ") Run as ./main1.py <(echo 'fasfasfasfa'). Please let me know if you have a better solution.