'%s is the true joke' % args
a = "some text"
print("%s < the string has been added here" % a)
# OUTPUT: some text < the string has been added here
#Python2
name = raw_input("who are you? ")
print "hello %s" % (name,)
#Python3+
name = input("who are you? ")
print("hello %s" % (name,))