#!/usr/bin/env python3.4
good = False
s = input('Enter a number: ')
a = s.split('.')
n = len(a)
if n <= 2:
for y in a:
if y.isdigit():
good = True
else:
good = False
exit
else:
good = False
if good:
num = float(s)
print(num * 12)
else:
print('neener neener')
On Thu, 20 Nov 2014 21:20:27 +0000
Stephanie Morrow <svmor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I have been posed with the following challenge:
>
> "Create a script that will ask for a number. Check if their input is a
> legitimate number. If it is, multiply it by 12 and print out the result."
>
> I was able to do this with the following code:
>
> input = raw_input("Insert a number: ")
> if input.isdigit():
> print int(input) * 12
> else:
> print False
>
> *However*, a colleague of mine pointed out that a decimal will return as
> False. As such, we have tried numerous methods to allow it to divide by a
> decimal, all of which have failed. Do you have any suggestions?
> Additionally, we are using 2.7, so that might change your answer.
>
> Thank you in advance for any help you can provide!
>
> -Stephanie
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