''' Purpose: demonstrate string acquisition (the getting of input)
'''

reply = input( "Tell me what is on your mind: " ) # built-in function input()
# input get's information from the user and stores it in the variable AS A STRING
# type 3.7? that's stored as the numeric string "3.7"
# the string inside the input() parenthesis is displayed in the console. similar to print(), but NOT a replacement for print()
# use input() ONLY when you're getting input from user. do not use it to print things... that's what print() is for!
# python executes line by line. so if we call input() on a certain line, all the code above that input() will have executed
# and all the code below that input() call will NOT have executed yet (as the program will have paused, waiting for user input)

# we will run the code, but it won't complete. ( have an exit code )
# until we hit enter, the program is paused. input() requires we hit enter to continue execution of the program

print()

print( "Hmmm ---", reply ) # prints the literal string "Hmmm ---" followed by the value of the variable reply
# reply is the variable we stored the string response from input() in, so it's value is the string we typed in the console

print()

print( "That tells me a lot about you."  )

print()

print( "I wish we had more time to chat. So long." )