Python Command Line "characters" returns 'characters'
<p>Thanks in advance for your help. </p>

<p>When entering "example" at the command line, Python returns 'example'. I can not find anything on the web to explain this. All reference materials speaks to strings in the context of the print command, and I get all of the material about using double quotes, singles quotes, triple quotes, escape commands, etc. </p>

<p>I can not, however, find anything explaining why entering text surrounded by double quotes at the command line always returns the same text surrounded by single quotes. What gives? Thanks. </p>
