If Statements with Variable Numbers

Question

I am working on a program and have come up with an error I don't usually face. My error is quite simple, yet I cannot wrap my head around a way to get past this problem. Thanks for helping.

Code:

budget = 50
depositAmount = input("Please enter an amount you would like to add")
if depositAmount > budget:
    print("Sorry, you do not have the required funds to join. You have been exited.")
else:
    #DO THE REST OF THE PROGRAM#

So in short terms, I will be adding values to the budget variable in the future, thats why I can't use the if statement and say less than 50, because the budget variable may be different. How do I make sure that if the user inputs a number greater than the variable value (or lower) they will be given an error message?

Also see [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23294658/asking-the-user-for-input-until-they-give-a-valid-response). — TigerhawkT3, Mar 06 '16 at 04:04
_"My error is quite simple"_. Fair enough. But you really need to share it with us. — tdelaney, Mar 06 '16 at 04:05

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 06 '16 at 04:02

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Convert depositAmount to number with int built-in before comparing with budget, to do it replace your if condition from

if depositAmount > budget:

to

if int(depositAmount) > budget:

answered Mar 06 '16 at 04:02

Andriy Ivaneyko

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