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&gt;&gt;&gt; input = raw_input()
Some silly stuff
&gt;&gt;&gt; print input
Some silly stuff
</font></pre><font color="black">Before getting input from the user, it is a good idea to print a
prompt telling the user what to input. You can pass a string
to <code>raw_input</code> to be displayed to the user before pausing
for input:</font><br />
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&gt;&gt;&gt; name = raw_input('What is your name