Re: Convert '165.0' to int

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Date	2011-07-21 17:47 +0800
Subject	Re: Convert '165.0' to int
From	Leo Jay <python.leojay@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Message-ID	<mailman.1317.1311241673.1164.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 5:31 PM, Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> I want to convert '165.0' to an integer.
>
> The obvious method does not work -
>
>>>> x = '165.0'
>>>> int(x)
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '165.0'
>
> If I convert to a float first, it does work -
>
>>>> int(float(x))
>
> 165
>>>>
>
> Is there a short cut, or must I do this every time (I have lots of them!) ? I know I can write a function to do this, but is there anything built-in?
>
> Thanks
>
> Frank Millman
>

How about int(x[:-2])?

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Best Regards,
Leo Jay

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Re: Convert '165.0' to int Leo Jay <python.leojay@gmail.com> - 2011-07-21 17:47 +0800
  Re: Convert '165.0' to int Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> - 2011-07-21 04:05 -0700
    Re: Convert '165.0' to int Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> - 2011-07-21 04:23 -0700
  Re: Convert '165.0' to int Web Dreamer <webdreamer@nospam.fr> - 2011-07-21 14:46 +0200
    Re: Convert '165.0' to int Billy Mays <81282ed9a88799d21e77957df2d84bd6514d9af6@myhashismyemail.com> - 2011-07-21 09:27 -0400
      Re: Convert '165.0' to int Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-07-22 04:40 +0200
        Re: Convert '165.0' to int Billy Mays <noway@nohow.com> - 2011-07-22 00:45 -0400
          Re: Convert '165.0' to int Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-07-22 14:21 +0000
            Re: Convert '165.0' to int Billy Mays <81282ed9a88799d21e77957df2d84bd6514d9af6@myhashismyemail.com> - 2011-07-22 10:49 -0400
              Re: Convert '165.0' to int Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-07-22 14:58 +0000
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Billy Mays <81282ed9a88799d21e77957df2d84bd6514d9af6@myhashismyemail.com> - 2011-07-22 11:06 -0400
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-07-22 15:44 +0000
          Re: Convert '165.0' to int Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-07-24 10:03 +0200
      Re: Convert '165.0' to int Web Dreamer <webdreamer@nospam.fr> - 2011-07-25 10:23 +0200
        Re: Convert '165.0' to int Web Dreamer <webdreamer@nospam.fr> - 2011-07-25 11:00 +0200
    Re: Convert '165.0' to int Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-07-21 14:13 +0000
      Re: Convert '165.0' to int Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-07-21 16:00 -0400
        Re: Convert '165.0' to int Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> - 2011-07-21 22:55 -0700
          Re: Convert '165.0' to int Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@xemacs.org> - 2011-07-22 14:42 +0200
            Re: Convert '165.0' to int rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-07-22 12:32 -0700
              Re: Convert '165.0' to int rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-07-22 12:34 -0700
              Re: Convert '165.0' to int Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-07-23 06:06 +1000
          Re: Convert '165.0' to int Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-07-22 15:59 -0400
            Re: Convert '165.0' to int Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> - 2011-07-22 23:53 -0700
              Re: Convert '165.0' to int Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-07-23 17:42 +1000
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> - 2011-07-23 02:03 -0700
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Billy Mays <noway@nohow.com> - 2011-07-23 11:12 -0400
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-07-24 01:20 +1000
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> - 2011-07-23 23:53 -0700
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-07-24 17:34 +1000
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> - 2011-07-24 00:58 -0700
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-07-24 18:07 +1000
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> - 2011-07-24 01:21 -0700
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-07-24 18:28 +1000
              Re: Convert '165.0' to int Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-07-23 18:23 +1000
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> - 2011-07-23 02:08 -0700
              Re: Convert '165.0' to int rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-07-23 11:28 -0700
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Billy Mays <noway@nohow.com> - 2011-07-23 23:53 -0400
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-07-24 17:21 +1000
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-07-24 17:43 +1000
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> - 2011-07-24 01:36 -0700
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-07-24 18:53 +1000
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> - 2011-07-24 02:01 -0700
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-07-24 19:25 +1000
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-07-24 19:42 +1000
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2011-07-25 12:04 +1200
                Re: Convert '165.0' to int Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> - 2011-07-24 22:50 -0700
                RE: Convert '165.0' to int "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2011-08-01 20:42 -0400
                RE: Convert '165.0' to int "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2011-08-01 20:32 -0400
            Re: Convert '165.0' to int Web Dreamer <webdreamer@nospam.fr> - 2011-07-25 10:19 +0200

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