float required?? Error with round() in Python

Question

could not find this question answered by search. I am trying to learn some Python and need your help this this function:

def roundtest():
    i = round(raw_input("call a number: "), 2)
    print i

My input & the error I get:

call a number: 1.2222

TypeError: a float is required

Thank you for your help

Ilja Everilä · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-02 18:37:45Z

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raw_input returns a string, which you then have to parse in to a float, like so:

def roundtest():
    i = round(float(raw_input("call a number: ")), 2)
    print i

answered Apr 2, 2016 at 18:37

Ilja Everilä

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