Pycharm issuing an error

Question

This is the code in question:

#i/p from user print "enter your number" a=sys.stdin.readline() if(a==6): print('entered a 6!') else: print('you did not enter a 6')

If I enter 6, it is supposed to return entered a 6!,but it is returning you did not enter a 6.

Why is this happening?

ode2k · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-26 02:54:44Z

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You should use:

a = int(sys.stdin.readline())

or

a = int(raw_input())

Your code is reading the input as a string, and you are comparing it to an integer. You need to convert the input for a to an int before making the comparison.

answered Sep 26, 2016 at 2:54

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2 Comments

pnovotnak Over a year ago

This is the correct answer. This is called "type conversion", "type casting" or "type coercion"

SAN Over a year ago

Thank you so much!!

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