Perfect! input() is a very convenient function, but there is one catch: user input is always treated as a string value, even if a number is provided. If you ask for a number with input() and then try to add it to another number, Python will throw an error.
Luckily, we can use functions that convert between data types:
str(x) converts x into a string,int(x) converts x into an integer,float(x) converts x into a floating point number.Here is a simple program that converts kilometers to miles:
distance_kilometers = input('How many kilometers have you driven? ')
distance_miles = float(distance_kilometers) // 1.60934
print('This means you have driven', distance_miles, 'miles!')
float(distance_kilometers) converts user input into a number of the float type. Without this conversion, we wouldn't be able to calculate distance_miles.
Write a program that will ask the user for an hourly rate (prompt: What is your hourly rate?) and the number of hours worked (prompt: How many hours have you worked?). Then, show the following: You have earned {hourly_rate * count_hours} in total!
Use conversion to float.
To calculate the total earnings, use:
float(hourly_rate)*float(count_hours)
