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

# get input

# input function is a function that gets the user's information by asking something the program needs
# then the program outputs accordingly
reply = input( 'Please provide text: ' )
# input() is a built-in function; no import needed
# its argument (something inside () ) = instruction to the user - string!
# leave a space after the colon
# pauses the program until user types something and then hit the Enter/Return key
# converts everything in your input into a STRING! ALWAYS --> stores it into the variable reply
# the variable on that you want to store the input can be named anything
# we tend to call it reply

# if you type a number, the type of that is NOT a number type, it is a string!!!
# ex: if you enter 1112 --> it will be represented as "1112" in the variable reply
# "1112" is not an int, it is the string "1112"

# if you don't type anything and click Enter, it is an empty string ""
# an empty string does not have any characters in it

# all input() does is that it gets text from the user

print( 'Your reply was: ', reply ) # reply has the string version of whatever you typed
# if you comment out the print() statements, it will not print out
# Your reply was: ...... (whatever you typed)

print()

# get more input

reply = input( 'Please provide more text: ' )

print( 'Your new reply was:', reply )