Echo a message: Preserve punctuation

What this Python exercise asks you to practise

This scenario tests echo a message. It belongs to the Python Fundamentals and Input/Output roadmap and uses the read → convert → compute → print pattern.

Start here. Practice input(), print(), variables, numbers, formatting, and small formulas.

Program input

One line of text.

Input and expected output

Build #42: ready!

Build #42: ready!

Reference answer with explanation

message = input()
print(message)

input() reads a line as text. print() writes the same value to the console.

Common beginner check: Forgetting that input() returns text, even when the user types a number.

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