I usually do this to convert string to int:
my_input = int(my_input)
but I was wondering if there was a less clumsy way, because it feels kind of long.
3 Answers
my_input = int(my_input)
There is no shorter way than using the int function (as you mention)
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defend orca
int('88.8') will report error
Maybe you were hoping for something like my_number = my_input.to_int. But it is not currently possible to do it natively. And funny enough, if you want to extract the integer part from a float-like string, you have to convert to float first, and then to int. Or else you get ValueError: invalid literal for int().
The robust way:
my_input = int(float(my_input))
For example:
>>> nb = "88.8"
>>> int(nb)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '88.8'
>>> int(float(nb))
88
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If it is user input, chances are the user inputted a string. So better catch the exception as well with try:
user_input = '88.8'
try:
user_input = int(float(user_input))
except:
user_input = 0
print(user_input)
i = intor something? But we have to use some kind of code (calling a function is as short as it gets), and we have to assign the value back (because strings are immutable).