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Zahkyi Ferguson
504 PointsWhat is the purpose of the "int" function?
I thought the "int" function allowed the user to print numbers in a string, but Im able to print numbers without using "int".
2 Answers
tomaszfurmanczyk
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 18,242 PointsThe purpose of the int() function is so that you may use integers like this for instance from a users input:
Ask user the amount of gross money earned per month
monthly_pay = int(input("How much do you make per month? "))
Simple formula calculating the yearly pay by multiplying by 12 months to get the total yearly income
annual_pay = monthly_pay * 12
Displaying the total annual pay for the user to the console
print(f'Your annual pay is ${annual_pay:,.2f}')
Save this code in your workspace and name it whatever you would like for instance money_Display.py then run the program like this in the workspace console python money_Display
treehouse:~/workspace$ python money_Display.py
How much do you make per month? 4503
Your annual pay is $54,036.00
Steven Parker
231,236 PointsThe "print" function actually works best on strings, but is smart enough to handle numbers.
You'd be more likely to need "int" if you were doing math on numbers in a string.
For more details, see the online manual page on int().