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Python Python Basics (Retired) Things That Count Ints & Floats

Posted by Brandyn Brittingham
Brandyn Brittingham
812 Points

asks to turn string '3' into an integer.. my answer is -- input_int = '3' -- why is this wrong?

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1 Answer

Chaz Watkins
Chaz Watkins
9,879 Points
Chaz Watkins
Chaz Watkins
9,879 Points

You are assigning the string version of 3 as '3' to the variable input_int. Doing this does not make the string an integer. To make the number string an integer, you can use int('3') or input_int = int('3').

This tells python that this string needs to be converted to an integer. In reverse you can also make an integer a string with str(3).

Hope this helps!