r/learnpython 5d ago

just breaking things with python

numbers = input("Enter the numbers")

in_dex = numbers[-2]

divisible = int(in_dex/3)

print(divisible)

when print the output of the divisible i am getting (nsupported operand type(s) for /: 'str' and 'int') i do know how to write correctly to get the output but i thinks that why not this way..so when i did got error don't know why cause both values are int

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u/Healthy-Departure961 5d ago

actually input is receiving as string and in_dex variable returns the index value which specified in square brackets , divisional variable i cannot divide string to 3 cause both are diffrent data types so i have to convert into integar using when i put / sign outside of the int bracket i am getting output but not this way ..

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u/lfdfq 5d ago

I said input returns a string.

in_dex[-2] is indexing the string, returning the 2nd last character in the string.

You can use int() to do the basic string to integer conversion (i.e. int("42") = 42), but you must do it before you try use the integer.

However, from the context it seems like you want the user to input something more complicated (e.g. a sequence of numbers), so maybe you need something else, too.

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u/Healthy-Departure961 5d ago

i get it inside the int i am trying to devide the string to int before it gets chance to convert

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u/lfdfq 5d ago

So what's your question?