How do I check if an input is an integer or not in python?

Question

So I am trying for my program to print the message "That is not an integer!" if the user inputs something that is not an integer basically, I thought this was how you would do that but apparently isn't, could anyone tell me what I am doing wrong please?

user_number = input()
if type(user_number) != int:
  print("That's not an integer number.")

Use a `try/except` block to try to convert the string to an integer using `int()`. — kindall, Dec 05 '17 at 17:02

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 05 '17 at 17:07

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You could try to convert the input to integer with try/except:

user_number = input()

try:
    int(user_number)
except:
    print("That's not an integer number.")

answered Dec 05 '17 at 17:07

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