Error Trouble

Question

I’ve recently started to learn python and have been playing around with it in the code playground, however I noticed that when I type:
u=input()
Entered number 60
u/=3
print(u)

It produces an error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "..\Playground\", line 25, in <module>
u/=3
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for /=: 'str' and 'int'

I’m confused because I enter an integer and then divide by another integer, this works however when I first convert my input to a float, can someone explain

Answer 1

You see, when you input something to a program using input(), Python always treats it as a string.

To convert input to an integer or float, use int() or float() respectively :)

Eg:
u = input()
u = int(u) (or) u = float(u)

Answer 2

input function takes an input and threats it as a string no matter what you type in. The 60 you typed in is a '60'

Answer 3

hi,
try the code in sololearn python code generator.
please post the source.

Answer 4

Thanks for the help, that cleared things up

Answer 5

Anytime :)