is there a way to make raw input give me a int?

[G+_Tnt Seeker]

is there a way to make raw_input give me a int??

[G+_jerry coffey]

hi

sure

  num = int(raw_input("Please give me a number: "))

[G+_L I]

problem with that is you risk getting an error if they don't type in a number. Try something like:

 

response = raw_input("Please give me a number: ")

while not response.isdigit():

    response = raw_input("That was not a number. Please give me a number: ")

num = int(response)

[G+_Tnt Seeker]

Thanks

[G+_L I]

One note - isdigit() only checks for positive whole numbers. If you want to check for negative numbers or decimals, you would have to use a try block.

[G+_Brandon Ingli]

isanint = false

While isanint == false:

Try:

response = raw_input("Give me a Number")

response = int(response)

isanint = true

Except:

print "That was not a Number. Try Again"

[G+_Lee Crocker]

isdigit() returns true when its string argument contains at least one character, and all characters in the string are classified as digits by Unicode, which means they can be the standard 0..9, but also things like superscript digits, but not things like minus sign, decimal point or "e" that might otherwise appear in a valid number. The proper way to check for a valid number is simply to convert the string to a number inside a try/except block.?