Adding variables in python 3.4

Question

I am a beginner in python and am using python 3.4. I am trying to build a simple calculator. However, I keep running into this odd bug that 'incorrectly adds numbers'. say I want to do 1+1, instead of getting 2 I am getting 11.

I have tried several ways to code the problem but I still end up getting a wrong answer.

numOne = input("what is ur first number:- ")

numTwo = input("what is ur second number:- ")

add = numOne + numTwo

print(add)

Say numOne = 1, and numTwo = 1. Instead of getting 2, I am getting 11.

You're concatenating strings rather than adding integers. Check the duplicate. — MyNameIsCaleb, Apr 29 '19 at 15:17

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 29 '19 at 15:17

You need to convert your input() which gives a string, to a int via int(input()) as follows.

numOne = int(input("what is ur first number:- "))

numTwo = int(input("what is ur second number:- "))

add = numOne + numTwo

print(add)

The output will look like:

what is ur first number:- 2
what is ur second number:- 3
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Adding variables in python 3.4

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