5*2=55 not 10! Why?

Question

I want to output 5 * 2 = 10 but python output is 55! How do I resolve this problem?

a = 0
b = 2

a = input("a? :") #(get 5 as input)

c = a * b

print (c)

This is my code. when I input a number it repeat same number I entered two times insterd of showing multipiy it. What do I have to do to solve this?

"5" * 2 == "55", 5 * 2 == 10. Your 5 is really a string, not an int. — Hai Vu, Nov 19 '22 at 01:50
Try this: `print(repr(c))` and see that c is a string, not int. — Hai Vu, Nov 19 '22 at 01:51

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 19 '22 at 01:49

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a is a string,

so it will be

'5'*2='55'

if you want 10, you need to cast a to int.

a=int(input())

here is the link to document

answered Nov 19 '22 at 01:49

Talha Tayyab

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