while expression: statement(s)
pyuser@deyu:~/zzz$ cat loop1.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
var = 'start'
while var != 'q':
var = input("Enter a string: ")
print("You entered:", var)
print("Good bye!")
pyuser@deyu:~/zzz$ ./loop1.py Enter a string: 123 You entered: 123 Enter a string: qwe You entered: qwe Enter a string: q You entered: q Good bye!