[Tutor] Miles Per Gallon Calculator`

[bob gailer]

iannaconec at optonline.net wrote:
> When <variable> = raw_input ( " please enter a number " )
> <variable> = int  (<variable>) is run as part of a python script It 
> should take in the user stored input and store it as an integer. Am I 
> correct. The string represented by <variable> in memory is now 
> represented by 5 for example?
> If this is correct why do I get an error regarding the division of two 
> strings if i type print " < variable> " / < variable>

Please make life easier for all of us by posting real code and real 
error messages. For example:

 >>> a = "cat"
 >>> b = 1
 >>> print a/b
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<interactive input>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for /: 'str' and 'int'


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