best way to take input from user in python code example

Example 1: python get input

# Python 3

txt = input("Type something to test this out: ")

# Note that in version 3, the print() function
# requires the use of parenthesis.
print("Is this what you just said? ", txt)

Example 2: python user input

var = raw_input()
# OR
var = input()

""" raw_input can only be a string, but input can be a string, 
integer, or variable. """