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I'm trying to convert how many years old you are into days:

print "age into days converter"
name = raw_input("What is your name: ")
age = raw_input("How old are you: ")
days_in_years = 365
age_in_days = age * days_in_years
print "You are %s days old" %age_in_days

However, it prints your age 365 times instead of multiplying it. I tried using input, int(, and trying to convert it to a float value but it still wasn't working.

Possible duplicate of [Python: Problem with raw\_input reading a number](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5762938/python-problem-with-raw-input-reading-a-number) — Dimitris Fasarakis Hilliard, Feb 16 '17 at 14:24
"but it stlll wasn't working" so what went wrong? Show us where you went wrong and we can help explain that aspect. — Tadhg McDonald-Jensen, Feb 16 '17 at 14:59
Possible duplicate of [How can I read inputs as integers in Python?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20449427/how-can-i-read-inputs-as-integers-in-python) — Tadhg McDonald-Jensen, Feb 16 '17 at 14:59

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 16 '17 at 14:16

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You need to replace age_in_days = age * days_in_years with age_in_days = int(age) * days_in_years so that age_in_days is a number and not a string.

answered Feb 16 '17 at 14:16

Ali Camilletti

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 16 '17 at 14:21

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raw_input will return a string which you multiply by an int resulting in string repetition, not int multiplication.

Wrap it in an int call to get the result you need

age = int(raw_input("How old are you: "))

answered Feb 16 '17 at 14:21

Dimitris Fasarakis Hilliard

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