invalid literal for int() with base 10:

So I'm learning Python programming in my spare time.

For two hours I was stuck on this simple error:

invalid literal for int() with base 10:

Turns out, if you input a string number like "4.0" and you want the integer of it,

you must first make the string a float, and then make the float an integer.

"4.0" > float("4.0") > int(4.0) is the path.

So

>>>int("4.0") #this will give you an error

>>>int(float("4.0")) #this will work and give you >>>4

The reason I think this is necessary is because Python wants you to verify that you

know you are converting a float to an integer. It doesn't want to assume you know that.