How do I read multiple lines of raw input in Python?

Question

I want to create a Python program which takes in multiple lines of user input. For example:

This is a multilined inp         


        

Answer 1

Keep reading lines until the user enters an empty line (or change stopword to something else)

text = ""
stopword = ""
while True:
    line = raw_input()
    if line.strip() == stopword:
        break
    text += "%s\n" % line
print text