python int( ) function

Question

The code below shows error if a decimal (eg. 49.9) is sent to next variable. Can you please tell me why? Why does int() converts it into an in

Answer 1

Integers (int for short) are the numbers you count with 0, 1, 2, 3 ... and their negative counterparts ... -3, -2, -1 the ones without the decimal part.

So once you introduce a decimal point, your not really dealing with integers. You're dealing with rational numbers. The Python float or decimal types are what you want to represent or approximate these numbers.

You may be used to a language that automatically does this for you(Php). Python, though, has an explicit preference for forcing code to be explicit instead implicit.