The input() function reads text from the user. When Python reaches input(), it pauses and waits for you to type something and press Enter. python name = input("What's your name? ") print("Hello,", name) The string inside input() is the prompt.
It appears before the cursor. After you type and press Enter, your response is stored in the variable. Everything from input() is a string, even if you type numbers. "" is text, not a number. To do math, you must convert it.