Python: Error checking inputs

Question

How can you make sure that I puts from a person are the correct type (string, float, instance)?

For example:
If I want to get an input that is an integer and a string is entered, then an error will be sent back.

random_number=int(input(“Enter an integer “))

Is there a way to use a loop to make sure a string or float is not entered as an input?

Answer 1

Made two functions to force input as int or float based on strawdog's answer

def getInt(prompt):
while True:
try:
n = int(input(prompt))
return n
except ValueError:
print("\nTry again ...")

def getFloat(prompt):
while True:
try:
n = float(input(prompt))
return n
except ValueError:
print("\nTry again ...")

i = getInt("Enter an integer: ")
print(f"Okay you entered {i} which is {type(i)}")
f = getFloat("Enter a float: ")
print(f"Okay you entered {f} which is {type(f)}")

Answer 2

Looks like this will do the thing:

while True:
try:
val = int(input("Enter an integer: "))
break
except:
print("Wrong input!")
pass

print("Your integer is "+str(val))