def get_input(question):
  try:
    try:
      answer = raw_input(question)
    except NameError:
      answer = input(question)  # pylint: disable=bad-builtin
  except EOFError:
    answer = ''
  return answer


def symlink_force(target, link_name):
  """Force symlink, equivalent of 'ln -sf'.

  Args:
    target: items to link to.
    link_name: name of the link.