input from user as string in python 3 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: input in python

name = input("What is your name?\n") # Asks the user 'What is your name?' and stores it in the 'name' variable

print("You said your name was " + name)

number = int(input("Please select a random number:\n")) # Will get input as a number
# Will error if the value entered is not a number

# You can use any type of conversion (int(), bool(), float(), etc.) to modify your input