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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+Example of a placeholder that's displayed as long as no input is given.
+"""
+from prompt_toolkit import prompt
+from prompt_toolkit.formatted_text import HTML
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    answer = prompt(
+        "Give me some input: ",
+        placeholder=HTML('<style color="#888888">(please type something)</style>'),
+    )
+    print("You said: %s" % answer)