How to convert a string into a variable?-Python [duplicate]

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I'm wanting to make s timer in python, were the user can type how much time they will wait for. The problem is that when the user inputs how much time they want to wait for, I don't know how to make that a variable. So far I have something like this:

n = input("How many seconds do you want to wait for?\n")



for countdown in range(n):
  time.sleep(1)
  print("...\n")
  print("You have successfully waited for " + n + " seconds.")

it makes n a string instead of a variable. Any ideas on how I could fix this?

There's a difference between values and variables. What the user inputs is a value that's then bound to the variable n. It doesn't make sense to "convert a string into a variable" - values and variables are different things. — ForceBru
– ForceBru, Commented Mar 3, 2021 at 17:00

Illusion705 · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-03 17:06:20Z

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You've already set the variable n to the amount of seconds, however you need n to be an integer instead of a string. Try this:

n = int(input("How many seconds do you want to wait for?\n"))



for countdown in range(n):
  time.sleep(1)
  print("...\n")
print("You have successfully waited for " + str(n) + " seconds.")

edited Mar 3, 2021 at 17:06

answered Mar 3, 2021 at 16:58

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Illusion705 Over a year ago

@ForceBru The last line should work now. n just needed to be converted to a string. Also, I un-indented it so that it won't print it until the end.

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