how to use an input in python to run a function 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 2.7 get user input

# Python 2

txt = raw_input("Type something to test this out: ")
print "Is this what you just said?", txt