title: Python 2.7 getting user input and manipulating as string without quotations
body: <p>I want to get a string from a user, and then to manipulate it.</p>
  
  <pre><code>testVar = input("Ask user for something.")
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there a way for testVar to be a string without me having the user type his response in quotes?  i.e. "Hello" vs. Hello</p>
  
  <p>If the user types in Hello, I get the following error:</p>
  
  <p>NameError: name 'Hello' is not defined</p>