How can I turn a '1' into a 1..."6" into the number 6?

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Hey all - This is for something I might use in my contest entry. How can I turn a string '1' or '2'..etc that I get from the content of a page into an actual number for comparison? I hope Im clear. If not ...Ill expand.

asked 06 Apr '12, 02:51

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Try the int() function. eg. 

int('4') * int('3')
>>> 12
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answered 06 Apr '12, 03:00

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edited 06 Apr '12, 03:01

Holy sweet mary joseph!! Thats it. I knew it was something simple like that. A million thanks

Dave

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May want to try float(<string>) in case it's not an integer, or it's a very large integer ('1e25').

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answered 06 Apr '12, 05:42

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