>>> msg1 = "you are dumb"
>>> msg2 = "you are cool"
>>> print "what is the best, msg1 or msg2?"
what is the best, msg1 or msg2?
>>> if input == "msg1":
...     print msg1
... if input == "msg2":
  File "<stdin>", line 3
    if input == "msg2":
     ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>>     print msg2
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    print msg2
    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>>
>>>