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How can I read inputs as numbers?
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Closed 7 years ago.
This is the following code.The test2 function doesnt get invoked why?
Even if i enter 1 the test2 fuction is not called
def test2():
print("here i come")
def test1():
x=input("hey ill take u to next fuction")
if(x==1):
test2()
test1()
x=input("hey ill take u to next fuction")
x will be a string type, not an integer. You should change the if statement to compare the same types (either converting x to int, or 1 to "1"
Because you are comparing a string (your input) with 1 that is a integer.So you need to convert the input to int and then compare it.
Also as it can raise ValueError you can use a try-except to handle that :
def test1():
x=input("hey ill take u to next fuction")
try :
if(int(x)==1):
test2()
except ValueError:
print 'enter a valid number'
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How can I read inputs as numbers?
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Closed 2 years ago.
I'm working through some practice questions in the book "Automate the Boring Stuff," and I'm struggling to understand why the code below only produces 'Greetings!' as output.
print('What does spam equal? Hint: Try a number between 1 and 3')
spam = input()
if spam == 1:
print('Hello')
elif spam == 2:
print('Howdy')
else:
print('Greetings!')
It does because what you have given as input is stored as string in spam . And when you are using if else statements then it is comparing with integers, but your actual value is a string, therefore it always turns out to be in the final else statement printing Greetings!
So use spam=int(input()) instead.
This is because the input() returns a string, which is never equal to an integer.
Try
spam = int(input())
instead. This will of course throw a ValueError if the input is not an integer.
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Specify input() type in Python?
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Closed 4 years ago.
I am completely new to programming. However, I just wanna write a simple bit of code on Python, that allows me to input any data and the type of the data is relayed or 'printed' back at me.
The current script I have is:
x = input()
print(x)
print(type(x))
However, regardless of i input a string, integer or float it will always print string? Any suggestions?
In Python input always returns a string.
If you want to consider it as an int you have to convert it.
num = int(input('Choose a number: '))
print(num, type(num))
If you aren't sure of the type you can do:
num = input('Choose a number: ')
try:
num = int(num)
except:
pass
print(num, type(num))
1111 or 1.10 are valid strings
If the user presses the "1" key four times and then Enter, there's no magic way to tell if they wanted to enter the number 1111 or the string "1111". The input function gives your program the arbitrary textual data entered by user as a string, and it's up to you to interpret it however you wish.
If you want different treatment for data in particular format (e.g. if they enter "1111" do something with it as a number 1111, and if they enter "111x" show a message "please enter a valid number") then your program needs to implement that logic.
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Why is "None" printed after my function's output?
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Closed 5 years ago.
I'm trying to create a function that uses a while loop to count up from one to a number given by a user. The code executes as I intend it to but returns None at the end. How do I get rid of the None? Here's the code.
def printFunction(n):
i = 1
while i <= n:
print(i)
i+=1
print (printFunction(int(input())))
You can use this code to prevent none, tough its just the last line changed
def printFunction(n):
i = 1
while i <= n:
print(i)
i+=1
printFunction(int(input()))
In the last line you were using
print(printFunction(int(input()))) which was getting you None after printing the results.
Instead just use printFunction(int(input())). This will not print None. You can also use a message to ask user like printFunction(int(input("Enter a number"))). Since there is noting getting returned you no need to use print.
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Assignment Condition in Python While Loop
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Closed 5 years ago.
I am learning python. I tried to the following code but it did not work.
How can I print inputs from a user repeatedly in python?
while ( value = input() ):
print(value)
Thank you very much.
Assignments within loops don't fly in python. Unlike other languages like C/Java, the assignment (=) is not an operator with a return value.
You will need something along the lines of:
while True:
value = input()
print(value)
while true is an infinite loop, therefore it will always take an input and print the output. value stores the value of a user input, and print prints that value after. This will always repeat.
while True:
value = input()
print(value)
Use this code
while 1:
print(input())
If you want to stop taking inputs, use a break with or without condition.
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How can I read inputs as numbers?
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Closed 7 years ago.
I really just can't understand why this code is not working...
It's probably just a typo. But even my more experienced friend is stumped here.
The prompt is simply "write a program that tells you how many 4s there are in a given list." Its all working except that count says zero no matter how many 4s I submit.
def num_four(number_list):
count = 0
print number_list
for i in number_list:
print i
if i == 4:
count = count + 1
return count
number_list = raw_input("Enter list of integers here: ")
print num_four(number_list)
the output looks like this:
Enter list of integers here: 123444
123444
1
2
3
4
4
4
0
raw_input returns a string like "8675409". When you iterate over this string (it's not a list), you get the string "8", then "6", then "7" -- it will eventually be "4", but never be the int 4.
The problem is that you don't pass a list of numbers to your function because raw_input returns a string.
number_list = raw_input("Enter list of integers here: ")
number_list = map(int, number_list.split())
print num_four(number_list)
This assumes that the numbers you input are separated by whitespace.
If you just put in strings like '1234', iterate over the string and check against '4' instead of the integer 4 in your function. If that's the case, consider renaming number_list to something more fitting like continuous_number_string.
And if you want to simplify your function, use the count method of either str or list:
>>> [1,2,3,4,4,5].count(4)
2
>>> '1234544'.count('4')
3
Please check the answer of #Mike Graham.
And just in case you are looking for a more Pythonic solution:
from collections import Counter
Counter(raw_input()).get("4")
raw_input will produce a string, not a list of integers, regardless of what you type in. So i will never equal 4 (integer) at most "4" (string).