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Joy
Joy

Reputation: 11

I keep getting a type error and don't know why

def printWord(a,b):
    a= raw_input ("What would you like me to say?")
    b= raw_input ("How many times would you like me to say it?")
    int(float(b))
    for i in range(b):
        print a

this code keeps giving me this error:

line 10, in printWord
  for i in range(b):
TypeError: range() integer end argument expected, got str.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 125

Answers (2)

Ned Batchelder
Ned Batchelder

Reputation: 375504

You had the right idea with this line:

int(float(b))

but that doesn't change b in-place. You have to keep the result. Use this:

b = int(float(b))

Upvotes: 3

a sandwhich
a sandwhich

Reputation: 4448

Calling int(float(b)) does not change the state of b. After that line b is still a string, while range() expects an integer. I might change that line to b = int(b) to modify b to what you need it to be.

Upvotes: 1

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