python 2

# prompt for a name
name = raw_input('Give me a name: ')

# output of name
print name


###
# Print name in a string
###

# Bad practice, hard to read
print 'Hello' + name

# Better but getting phased out
print 'Hello %s nice to meet you' % name

# My preferred
print 'Hello there {0}. Nice weather'.format(name)

# However you can be more verbose
another_variable = 'Tom'
print 'Hey {otherperson}, look its {coder}!'.format(otherperson=another_variable, coder=name)

python 3

# prompt for a name
name = input('Give me a name: ')

# output of name
print(name)


###
# Print name in a string
###

# Bad practice hard to read
print('Hello' + name)

# Better but getting phased out
print('Hello %s nice to meet you') % name

# My preferred
print('Hello there {0}. Nice weather').format(name)

# However you can be more verbose
another_variable = 'Tom'
print('Hey {otherperson}, look its {coder}!').format(otherperson=another_variable, coder=name)

# New in 3.6 
print(f'Hey {name}')