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proven eagleBOT Dec 31, 2024, 3:09 PM

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@vale sundial

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short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:10 PM

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!code

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vale sundial Dec 31, 2024, 3:11 PM

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I was watching a tutorial where we were making a restaurant and we needed to convert a string to an integer

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But when I try to I get an error

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:11 PM

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you can use int() to convert from string to integer

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what error do you get?

vale sundial Dec 31, 2024, 3:12 PM

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TypeError: can only concatenate str (not "int") to str

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:12 PM

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the full error

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:12 PM

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vale sundial TypeError: can only concatenate str (not "int") to str

you're tryna do 5 + "hello"

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on that line, (the variable should be marked in the traceback) you're adding a number and a string together, which python forbids because that just doesn't make sense

vale sundial Dec 31, 2024, 3:13 PM

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the tutorial guy did it and it worked

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:14 PM

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show us your code

vale sundial Dec 31, 2024, 3:14 PM

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ok

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:14 PM

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vale sundial the tutorial guy did it and it worked

probably not a good tutorial then

vale sundial Dec 31, 2024, 3:14 PM

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just send it?

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:14 PM

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yeah

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:14 PM

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if it involves a hint of black magic

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:14 PM

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vale sundial just send it?

!paste

proven eagleBOT Dec 31, 2024, 3:14 PM

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Pasting large amounts of code

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timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:14 PM

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in here

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:14 PM

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its also fine to paste in discord

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if its not too big

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:14 PM

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short haven its also fine to paste in discord

i'm on mobile

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i can't see syntax highlighting

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that's why i said to use the pastebin regardless

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:15 PM

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!code

proven eagleBOT Dec 31, 2024, 3:15 PM

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Formatting code on Discord

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```py
print('Hello world!')
```

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timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:15 PM

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short haven !code

i'm on ios

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like i said

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:15 PM

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discord has builtin syntax highlighting

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:15 PM

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i can't see syntax highlighting

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:15 PM

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short haven discord has builtin syntax highlighting

not yet for iOS

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:15 PM

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oh i didnt know that

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:15 PM

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yep. awful state of affairs

vale sundial Dec 31, 2024, 3:15 PM

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do I send the code file or what

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:15 PM

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vale sundial do I send the code file or what

link

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whole point of a pastebin is that you share files by link

vale sundial Dec 31, 2024, 3:16 PM

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ohh

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:16 PM

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paste it in the pastebin and then sent the link

vale sundial Dec 31, 2024, 3:16 PM

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https://paste.pythondiscord.com/QC2Q like this?

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:16 PM

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yeah

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:16 PM

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vale sundial https://paste.pythondiscord.com/QC2Q like this?

last line

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i recommend you use f strings for this instead

vale sundial Dec 31, 2024, 3:16 PM

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yeah?

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f strings?

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:16 PM

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string interpolation is a common technique

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:17 PM

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vale sundial f strings?

yes

vale sundial Dec 31, 2024, 3:17 PM

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sorry I'm brand new to Python could you tell me how to write it

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:17 PM

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an f-string basically just formats the variables inside it into whatever you're working with

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:17 PM

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print(f"That will be ${total}!")

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like this

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:18 PM

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vale sundial sorry I'm brand new to Python could you tell me how to write it

!e ```py
a = "hello"
b = "world"

print(f"{a} {b}")

proven eagleBOT Dec 31, 2024, 3:18 PM

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timber marsh !e ```py a = "hello" b = "world" print(f"{a} {b}") ```

:white_check_mark: Your 3.12 eval job has completed with return code 0.

hello world

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:18 PM

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it automatically converts the variables into strings so you don't run into this issue

vale sundial Dec 31, 2024, 3:19 PM

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short haven `print(f"That will be ${total}!")`

thanks!

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ok thanks guys

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:19 PM

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you can also use format specifiers (more advanced) like printing a number with comma separators ({x:,}), printing to 2 decimal places ({x:.2f}) and more

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:19 PM

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vale sundial ok thanks guys

no problem

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proven eagleBOT Dec 31, 2024, 3:19 PM

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timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:19 PM

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here are better resources

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seems like your tutorial isn't that good

vale sundial Dec 31, 2024, 3:20 PM

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ok

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:20 PM

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you could also set the variable to a string total = str((price * int(number)))

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:20 PM

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short haven you could also set the variable to a string `total = str((price * int(number)))`

no point

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:20 PM

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but f-strings are easier

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:20 PM

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if you wanted to add to the total, you'd have to turn it BACK into an integer, update the value, then make it a string again

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:21 PM

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i just wanted to give him another option
its good to know things like this

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but yeah i agree with you

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 3:25 PM

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short haven i just wanted to give him another option its good to know things like this

not a very good option

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if you had an issue with a car that you needed to get to work that was 30 miles away, it wouldn't be a good idea to be recommended a bicycle

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 3:25 PM

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yeah but i just wanted to mention it

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 4:03 PM

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short haven yeah but i just wanted to mention it

probably mention that it's also a bad idea

short haven Dec 31, 2024, 4:03 PM

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i said thats its easier to use f-strings

timber marsh Dec 31, 2024, 4:13 PM

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ah ok

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@vale sundial close the thread with !close

vale sundial Dec 31, 2024, 4:13 PM

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Oh ok

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!close

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