Python 2.7 getting user input and manipulating as string without quotations

Question

I want to get a string from a user, and then manipulate it.

testVar = input("Ask user for something.")

Can testVar be made a string without having the user to type his response in quotes? i.e. "Hello" vs. Hello

If the user types in Hello, the following error message appears:

NameError: name 'Hello' is not defined

Answer 1

Instead of using input(), you can use raw_input().

testVar = raw_input("Ask user for something.")

input() really assesses the input as Python code. I recommend never utilize it. raw_input() restores/returns the verbatim string entered by the user.

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