Python how to check if input is a letter or character

Question

How can I check if input is a letter or character in Python?

Input should be amount of numbers user wants to check. Then program should check if input given by user be

Answer 1

You can use num.isnumeric() function that will return You "True" if input is number and "False" if input is not number.

>>> x = raw_input()
12345
>>> x.isdigit()
True

You can also use try/catch:

try:
   val = int(num)
except ValueError:
   print("Not an int!")