🔒 (Big newbie) Single numbers seem to be reading higher than double-digit numbers.

[azure tulip]

@candid root

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[candid root]

I messed up

hang on

[chrome cradle]

read this. i can't help you given the provided stuff

[candid root]

Hi all! (Sorry I messed this up the first time)

I've been teaching myself Python in my spare time, and I've hit a bit of a snag with my grading calculator. Double digit numbers work as intended, however single digit numbers trigger conditions I don't want them to.

Here is what I have written:

letters = list()

print ("Please enter the grades, then input q to calculate.")
while(True):
    user_input = input("> ")
    if(user_input.lower() == "q"):
        break
    totals.append(user_input)

for total in totals:
    if total <= "59":
        letters.append("F")
    elif total <= "69":
        letters.append("D")
    elif total <= "79":
        letters.append("C")
    elif total <= "89":
        letters.append("B")
    else:
        letters.append("A")

print("The GPA for your students is: {}".format(letters))```

All double-digit numbers work as intended, however if I input say, 6, it returns a D. 7 returns a C, etc.

Output is here:
```Please enter the grades, then input q to calculate.
> 5
> 6
> 7
> 8
> 9
> 10
> q
The GPA for your students is: ['F', 'D', 'C', 'B', 'A', 'F']

I'm sure it's a simple solution, but if you can point me in the right direction, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks peeps!

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[solar vault]

Heya @candid root 👋
Important here is that input always returns a string. And that you should compare numbers as numbers.
Since you’re using whole/round numbers (integers) I suggest converting to integer and then check on that instead.

[candid root]

Ah I'm with ya, I see what I've done

[chrome cradle]

here

totals.append(int(user_input))

to convert it to integer

[candid root]

Thank you!

And thank you, man!

You're both truly wonderful

[chrome cradle]

np, always happy to help a fellow upcomer. respect for self-taught, you've gotten quite far without help

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