Convert String with "." to int in python

Question

I want to convert a string with a point to a int to us it in time

import time

x = "0.5"
time.sleep(int(x))

i tried it with this simple code but i get this error

ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '0.5'

is there an solutuion to convert the string to int

my bad, i want to use this number as a time.sleep i found out now that i have to convert it to float to use it in time.sleep — freezy361, Oct 16 '22 at 15:22

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 16 '22 at 15:18

1

convert it to float first and then to int

x = "0.5"
print(int(float(x)))

answered Oct 16 '22 at 15:18

YUVI_1303

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 16 '22 at 15:20

0

you can convert this string to float and than use floor or ceil funtions for valid int

x = float(x)
x = math.floor(x) # or math.ceil() by your choice
x = int(x)

answered Oct 16 '22 at 15:20

Lior Tabachnik

2 Answers2