Understanding y = int(str(y)

Question

x = 5
y = x + 3
y = int(str(y) + "2")

I know the answer is 82. But I get the same answer if I remove the int() and just use str().
Example: y = str(y) + "2")

Why does the code use this?

Answer 1

Try running this to help understand

x = 5
y = x + 3
y = int(str(y) + "2")
print(y,'is',type(y))

z = str(y) + '2'
print(y,'is',type(z))

Answer 2

In python strings are printed to the console without quotes that's why it looks identical. You should check documentation about type conversion and base types for better understanding