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Python Python Basics (Retired) Pick a Number! Any Number! Imports

mahesh gurbaxani
mahesh gurbaxani
1,420 Points
Posted by mahesh gurbaxani
mahesh gurbaxani
1,420 Points

how do i assign a number to a variable by using "input" from the screen

suppose i wrote the following code:

def accept_number(): print("whats your number?") int(num)=input(" ")

With the above code,will the number that I enter be saved as the variable "num" when I run the application? If not, what code should I write.

random_num.py 
import random
def random_num():
 print("whats your number")
 int(num)=input("> ")
random.randint(1,num)

1 Answer

mrben
mrben
8,068 Points
mrben
mrben
8,068 Points

Close, just a couple of small changes needed.

import random

def random_num():
  print("whats your number")
  # You need to "int()" the return from input.
  num = int(input("> "))
  # The random number needs to be returned form the function.
  return random.randint(1, num)
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

The problem comes, of course, when whatever is provided to input() can't be turned into an int().